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02-26-2009, 06:42 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, nc
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| Dr. Dodd's liver cleansing diet I have a question about this diet, as Tanj was recently found to have liver issues. I like her vet, but when it comes to food he has no idea (like most) he told me the top of the line foods were Eukenuba, Iams, Science Diet, Purina Pro Plan . I just said "oh okay what about Wellness?" Moving on to the real issue: I read that with liver issues you should stick with low oxalate foods Dr. Dodd's diet is suppose to be very good but has many HIGH oxalate foods . Just wondering what others thought. Tanj is eating Hills L/D canned right now 2 wks later her numbers have gone down but they are still high. 1 and 1/2 cups moist white cooking potatoes HIGH 1 and 1/2 cups sweet potatoes 1 and 1/2 cups of zucchini 1 and 1/2 cup string beans, celery or summer squash HIGH 2 cups pollack, cod or any other low fat white fish fillet |
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02-26-2009, 07:02 AM | #2 |
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| This diet is very similar to what the nutritionist Susan Davis recommends also. With liver issues, the diet needs to be very low in protein - there aren't many kibble options available. You may want to consult with Susan. Here is her information.... Pet Health Pet Nutritionist Holistic Pet
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02-26-2009, 07:08 AM | #3 |
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| susan Davis is awesome! she is known to do amazing things for pups with liver issues. she can formulate a receipe for your baby according to weight and etc. One of my girls had major allergie issues and she is 100% better now that she is on diet formulated by susan.
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02-26-2009, 07:09 AM | #4 |
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| Here are a few things you can do. If she likes the Dr. Dodd's you can continue to feed it. And get her bloodwork, BAT and urine tested often. You can consult with a Pet Nutritionist to create a diet specific to her needs. You can feed: RX Royal Canin Hepato 14 *kibble* ...What are her test results that lean towards a Liver Issue? |
02-26-2009, 07:10 AM | #5 |
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| here is the link to one of the threads about susan. You should talk to marcella02. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...lood-work.html
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02-26-2009, 07:54 AM | #6 |
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| Hmm, I'm not sure that high oxalate foods are a problem. Are you sure it isn't low purines that youu want? Ellie did well on Dr. Dodds diet but I replaced the fish with egg and her nutritinoist said it wasn't balanced. If you want really low purines, then fish would have to be avoided but that may not be necessary. Homemade recipes for severe liver issues are hard to get right. Depending on the liver problem, extremely low protein may not be needed but the right kind of protein needs to be given. Why not just stick to the canned L/D or RC LS 14?
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02-26-2009, 08:32 AM | #7 |
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| Here is the link http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...k-results.html to her 1st blood work and I will be posting her most recent results in a few hours. FYI: Tanj weighs 10 lbs. Ellie May: I was just looking to see if there was food that was a little better for her. But we are sticking with the L/D right now. |
02-27-2009, 09:30 PM | #8 |
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| this is Dr. Dodd's diet as given to me.. 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.
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02-27-2009, 09:31 PM | #9 | |
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02-28-2009, 06:00 AM | #10 |
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| That diet doesn't look right to me. Yes, I mean it is definitely the Dr. Dodds diet but where are the trace minerals (multivitamin)?
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