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Lana Prieto · 08-26-2006, 09:02 AM

Hi there,

I'm new to this forum. I have a Yorkie named Romeo. He weighs 3 pounds. He had surgery for a liver shunt in 2000. He's doing fine. I'm just trying to find the right food to feed him. I was told he could go off his medicine and special prescription food once his bile acid blood work was good. So I've had him on adult food like Science Diet and special foods. I don't give him table food. Now, he's had these episodes that scares me. His stomach gets hard and it hurts him. Then it takes about 8 hours to go away. I think I feed him too much so I have to be careful.

Does anyone know if there's a certain food I should be giving him due to the fact of his liver shunt surgery. He's not supposed to have a lot of protein. I'm wondering if he needs to be on something more digestible. I've had him checked and really don't get a lot of answer. Please help if you can.

Thanks,
Lana.

08-26-2006, 09:02 AM	#22
Lana Prieto YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 5	What to feed my Yorkie? Hi there, I'm new to this forum. I have a Yorkie named Romeo. He weighs 3 pounds. He had surgery for a liver shunt in 2000. He's doing fine. I'm just trying to find the right food to feed him. I was told he could go off his medicine and special prescription food once his bile acid blood work was good. So I've had him on adult food like Science Diet and special foods. I don't give him table food. Now, he's had these episodes that scares me. His stomach gets hard and it hurts him. Then it takes about 8 hours to go away. I think I feed him too much so I have to be careful. Does anyone know if there's a certain food I should be giving him due to the fact of his liver shunt surgery. He's not supposed to have a lot of protein. I'm wondering if he needs to be on something more digestible. I've had him checked and really don't get a lot of answer. Please help if you can. Thanks, Lana.