That's interesting that your MVD dog had her bile acid's go down. When we had Snickers's tested a couple of weeks ago they were still as high as before. All other bloodwork was normal...I think the only thing that was off was low cholesterol. The Dr. told me that it was normal for his bile acid's to remain high, having MVD and that they would probably always be that way.
What kind of bacterial infection did your dog have?
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Originally Posted by 107barney  I home cook for all my dogs, including my dog with MVD.
My dog w/ MVD improved initially on Hill's L/D but then became intolerant to it, and almost anything else I fed her (home cooked or commercial food) so I had little choice but to seek a nutrition consult, pretty much out of desperation because my little dog was not thriving and I was worried for her future. Her bile acids and overall medical status improved greatly with home cooking.
About 3 months ago, however, she had a bacterial infection, and that hit her hard from the antibiotics and such. She was losing weight. In three months she dropped from 8 lbs to 6.5 lbs. We put her back on L/D to put some weight back on her and she is putting it on. She likes the L/D and so far she is tolerating it. There will come a time when she doesnt, and then I'll go back to her home cooked.
So my opinion on this is that home cooking is a great option. But, if commercial food is working, then I would not upset the apple cart. L/D is a good food for liver compromised dogs. |