RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Thank you, Michelle – I know what you mean by Hills – I do use A/D and K/D occasionally.. at least they don’t put BHT or BHA on these ones. Do you happen to have a link to IVD?   Garfunkle’s tummy is all extended, I think it’s because of liver – his blood work shows liver inflammation and he is jaundice – Right now, I am force feeding baby food or KMR with syringe as it is hard to give any solid food.  Do you think liver shake is bad for liver problem kitties?   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 5:00 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties   Hills has a prescription liver diet called L/D.  Lucy actually gets it combined with K/D right now because her bladder stone was ammonia urate and this is the diet they recommend to try to keep it from coming back.  I generally don't like Hills because they put a lot of crap in their food (by-products and such), but if you really think he has liver problems you might want to try it. I do use Hills when a prescription diet is actually needed.   IVD, another prescription food company, tends to put better ingredients in their food, and you can also get it online without a prescription. They might have a liver formula as well.   A very good supplement for liver health is SAMe, which you can buy in the health food stores.  Vets sell a version of SAMe called Denasyl, which they prescribe specifically for cats with liver failure, but all it is is SAMe and it is more expensive. I am not sure of the SAMe dosage for a cat, but you could look up Denasyl online and see how much SAMe is in each pill.   Michelle   In a message dated 11/18/2005 6:55:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you have any suggestion as to diet for liver problem kitties, I would really appreciate it!  I know that I have to give good protein food – but what should I give?  This is for my miracle cat, Garfunkle and I appreciate any information, thank you!!!