roybo 2,873 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 can anybody recommend a low protein diet for my bull cross? as some of you now i've had probs with my bitch,now the vet thinks she may have a liver shunt,and recommends a low protein diet , at the moment ive been feeding beta greyhound but moved up to beta active because of the extra fat content due to the cold weather thanks in advance Roybo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dawn B 212 Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Here is some info on shunts and reccommended diets, hope she does ok. Dawn. http://www.napoleon.org.uk/health/liver_shunts.htm Success with managing Livershunt by diet will depend on the severity of the shunt itself. Managing the condition medically includes a low protein prescription diet, usually Hills Science KD or UD. Potatoes, rice can also be included. Periodic treatment with antibiotics, and a laxative i.e. Lactulose. Taken from a Wolfhound site, a breed commonly affected. The diets mentioned can be found here, you do NOT need a Vets prescription to buy these diets. http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/detailed_product.asp?id=696 http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/detailed_product.asp?id=722 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roybo 2,873 Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 WOW cheers for that link dawn! it's not certain yet whether she has a shunt or not but thatsite certainly gives me a lot to go on trouble is as some people will empathise with is she was bought hopefully to work,and not having endless kennels, time and resources,i'm begining to wonder if it's going to be fair on her.many thanks Dawn Roybo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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