Originally Posted by dwerten (Post 3171036)

ok here is the diet she sent me -- I prefer the fish over chicken and some dogs cannot eat white potato like mine

Liver Cleansing Diet
• White potato + sweet potato (50/50) cooked
• White Fish lightly cooked e.g.: cod, halibut, mackerel, smelt, snapper etc
Ratio is 2/3 of potato mix with 1/3 of fish. Season with mixed Italian Herbs or fresh parsley, salt and pepper. Later chopped carrots and green beans (both cooked) can be added, as can scrambled eggs. Yellow squash can also be added. Give a liquid child’s multivitamin or a supplement such as Missing Link (source of calcium)

Note from Dr Dodds: - I have some patients that have been on the diet for 7 years now-- that were near death before-- and are thriving ! Testimonials are numerous, without one negative comment other than some won't eat fish and so we give chicken to them.

ok here is another one from ladymom that was derived from the original above
DR. DODD’S HOMEMADE DIET


This diet is an updated homemade diet that has been submitted by a nutritionist from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. The nutritionist spoke with Dr. Dodd about the changes recommended to make the diet more balanced and complete. Dr. Dodd has given permission to post this modified diet to the liver shunt lists:

LIVER FRIENDLY DIET (canine)

1 pound cod filets
1/2 pound sweet potatoes
1/2 pound white potatoes
1/2 pound green beans
1/2 pound carrots
1 Tablespoon canola oil
3 tablets (750 mg) Calcium carbonate
1 Capsule Vitamin E (100 IU)
1000 mg Omega 3 fatty acids
1/2 Vitamin B complex human vitamin tablet

Mix all ingredients together until it is well blended. This will give you approximately 8 cups of food. Depending on the size of your dog, you can double or triple the recipe.
With liver disease try and feed in 3 or 4 small meals, the last one being at bedtime. This puts less stress on the liver. Put one-meal portions in baggies and freeze what you won't use in 3 days. You should be able to cook once a week and freeze what you don't use. This recipe will stay fresh for 3 days in the fridge.

Cod fillets or white low-fat fish has a specific amino acid that actually helps heal the liver. Soy and fat-free cottage cheese also have this specific amino acid, but should not be used in a diet until the pre- and post-meal bile acid test comes back in a normal range.


Calcium carbonate is 40% elemental calcium. If another calcium compound is selected, the percentages vary and the dose should be recalculated for accuracy. Please use canola oil as other oils do not contain similar amounts of linoleic acid. Please note that this is still a low fat diet. The vitamin E, fish oils, B complex vitamins, and L-carnitine are suggestions that we make for patients with liver disease, as these animals have altered absorption of these nutrients. This recipe can be used for long term feeding without reservation. The recipe makes about 1400 grams of food containing 1150 kcalories.[/B]

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 3171117)

I am sure your vet will find the right food for Daisy. Just bring her home and enjoy your time with her this evening. She will be so happy to be with you!! :) I am going to say extra prayers that her tummy stays settled tonight!

I hate to see anyone confused. :( Just feed her what she said and relax...Daisy needs for you to be relaxed tonight. :)

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202 (Post 3171107)

I asked her about cod and she said no fish bc it is too high in omga 3 .
oh my gosh I am so confused.
unless she is not that sure herself what to feed Daisy. She is supposed to research for me and let me know tom. until then she wants me to fee her boiled rice and chicken. tom morning! If Daisy throws up I have to bring her back and away we go again.

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202 (Post 3171098)

I really don't think it is cushing the more I read up on it. but I could be wrong do you know what the name of the liver medicine was?

Originally Posted by dwerten (Post 3171167)

Omega 3?

I guess do what she says but fish is the most highly digestible protein and lowest in protein along with soy. Liver disease dogs are on either fish or vegetarian diets.

There is a reason dr dodds diet is called the liver cleansing diet

If liver enzymes are high then liver cleansing diet is what is needed.

Most vets do not know about nutrition sadly :(

Originally Posted by spiritwings1202 (Post 3171174)

I am going to talk to her tonight bc I have researched and everyone says white fish. hm even the liver cleansing diet says fish.