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Originally Posted by Bitsy's Mom  I don't know where to begin. This overwhelming. She acts so healthy, very active and eats like a horse. I would really like more testing to be done before she can be diagnosed with Liver Shunt.
My questions are:
* Can anyone recommend a vet knowledgeable about liver disease in the Chicagoland area?
* Is Emee at risk if she doesn't eat or take the Denamarim?
* Is there anything else I shoud be doing for the time being.
Thanks guys for any help you can give me. In the meantime I have registered with the LS yahoo group and am researching UT for more information.
I don't understand what is going on. I am so worried. |
As for your questions, I need more info on her bloodwork, to be sure. But, no it shouldn't hurt her to skip the Denamarin for now, or the food either.
What you can do now is check her regular food that she's on... no super high protein. Safer to be on food that's between 18-22% protein. Assuming she has a problem, you can add more easily digestible proteins to her food, like cottage cheese, egg whites (only whites). Stay away from meat proteins, they are harder to digest and harder on the liver, but at this point, she may do fine on her normal food, if not over 22% protein.
And research for another vet, maybe one that specializes in small dogs, and have the bloodwork repeated in a month or two.