Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-26 Thread catatonya
Hideyo,I had a cat with liver disease and she was on the denasyl as well.I really don't know anything specific about diet that will help you in addition to what Michelle has already written.tonya[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hills has a prescription liver diet called L/D. Lucy

RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-26 Thread catatonya
m: [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 kittiesHills has a prescription liver diet called L/D. Lucy actually gets i

Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-22 Thread Lernermichelle
No, ultrasound does not hurt at all. They shave the area and put some gel on it and then just hold the wand of the ultrasound machine on the area. No skin is broken or anything. Cats are not crazy about it because they have to be shaved and held in a funny position for a few minutes, but that's

RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-22 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
for a long time, but he passed away) How about SAMe? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:25 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties No, ultrasound does

RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-22 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties I would be paranoid too in that situation. Plus Simon hated the taste of thistle so I only gave it to him once. Yes, I think I wrote about SAMe before-- did you get that post? Vets sell it marketed as Denasyl to help

RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-21 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
] Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 4:29 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties I don't think liver shake is necessarily bad for liver problems, but I do think you need a diagnosis of what is wrong with his liver. If it is fatty liver disease

Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-20 Thread Lernermichelle
I don't think liver shake is necessarily bad for liver problems, but I do think you need a diagnosis of what is wrong with his liver. If it is fatty liver disease, the treatments are different than if he has lymphoma in his liver (this is what Simon had) or if he has cholangiohepatitis ( a

Re: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-18 Thread Lernermichelle
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

RE: need advise: diet for liver problem kitties

2005-11-18 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
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