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A normal size liver does not determine that the dog has or does not have MVD. As I indicated earlier, MVD is only diagnosed by biopsy. A small liver could support an MVD theory but it's not enough to say if it is or is not MVD.

As for foods that might get your dog to eat more I think Ringo gave you some good ideas although I would not feed cheese to my dogs for various reasons. My dog cannot eat any of the typical suggestions for MVD dogs but each dog is an individual. Another suggestion is to microwave a sweet potato and cut it into small bites and mix it in her food - my dogs love sweet potatoes and the dog with liver disease eats it as her staple carbohydrate so it's a good one for liver comptomised dogs. It does add fiber so make sure you check with your vet that increased fiber is ok for your dog.