RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

[catatonya]

My vet has started carrying "Royal Canin"....... which I 'think' I recall is a better brand than Hill's.  I know I don't like to use Hill's and my cats do like it better! There are several veterinary forumlations for different problems.  You might want to check to see if there's one for liver problems?

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Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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?

 

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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!!!