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Originally Posted by MauiGirl  Tara, that IS amazing that the labs are turning out so great. Tiki's labs came closer to normal after 1 yr. of lower protein diet, even though I quit giving her supplements. She had been on Denamarin, and hated it so much, she could detect even a tiny bit disguised in food, and it made her more picky about all food.
We are not presently monitoring BA and ALT. But after hearing your good results, I'm tempted to try Vetri as a support. I want to do the best for Tiki, but not micro manage. She only has symptoms when somebody feeds her the wrong thing (one bite of pork, sausage, etc.), and it takes about 4 days to get the toxins out of her system. She is still thin, you can feel every rib & spine, and I am just happy when she will eat somewhat normally.
You are such a good mommy to your girls. Hope EllieMay and Patti will see your good lab results, we are all interested in sharing thoughts and info on medical management of MVD. |
Bella has never had any symptoms, so I know she's probably different than a lot of dogs that have MVD (or that know about it anyway).
She LOVES the Vetri-Liver chew! I think it really stinks, and at first she was tentative about eating it, but now she would be really mad at me if she didn't get it every morning.
I'm not monitoring BA's either. I was told that they will always be abnormal, so it's not worth it. I will keep doing a lab panel once per year, though, since ALT is a measure of how many liver cells are dying (some is normal, obviously). I'm the same way....I want to do the best for her without going overboard! She eats kibble (Natural Balance Organic, which has chicken as it's main protein and doesn't have any organ meat in it....it's 22% protein and doesn't contain any ingredients that are GMO's, sprayed with pesticides, or given antibiotics or hormones, all of which have to help since the liver would have to process all that crap right?--I get it at Pet Supplies Plus now, but they have it at Petco too) and I've found lots of different store-bought treats too (they have to be chicken, egg, cheese or vegetable/fruit, with no organ meat and no other animal proteins, and NONE with high protein content).
Oh! Do you give Tiki fish oil? I didn't realize that besides being good for the skin and coat, it also has an anti-inflammatory effect, so it helps the liver repair itself (along with the milk thistle and DMG that's in that soft chew). The only problem with the fish oil is, that a lot of dogs don't care for it, and if she's a picky eater anyway, that would make it even worse probably. Bella won't eat her food anymore without her daddy licking it (yes, I said licking it
and no, my spit apparently doesn't have the yummy goodness that daddy's does
) or me mixing it with a tiny bit of mashed potatoes. Maya on the other hand, doesn't care that there's fish oil and vitamin E on hers too....she gobbles it up, yum!
