LIVER SHUNT INFO

northernwitch 2/29/2012, 12:28 am

Given that this topic pops up pretty often, I'm putting the links to the articles I've found most useful here:

Living with liver shunt: http://www.bakalo.com/health/shunt.htm

Liver shunt info: http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/faq.php

Diet: http://www.doglivershunt.com/diet-for-dog-health.html

More shunt info with a naturo-homeopathic slant: http://www.nativeremedies.com/petalive/articles/liver-shunt-dogs.html

From Yorkie Rescue--article by Karen Tobias: http://www.yorkierescue.com/livershunt/research2.html

More diet stuff: http://www.dog-health-guide.org/canineliverdiseasediet.html

northernwitch 2/29/2012, 12:29 am

	Diet Recipe

	Cottage Cheese, Tofu, and Rice Diet (moderate sodium) 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1% fat 2/3 cup tofu, raw firm 1 1/2 cups rice, long grain, cooked 1 teaspoon Flax oil 1/2 teaspoon Herbal Multivitamin 1/2 teaspoon Pure bone meal Provides 651 calories, 36.9 grams protein, 21.8 grams fat, 0.28% sodium. Feeding smaller meals is very important! Egg and Rice Diet (moderate sodium) 2 eggs scrambled, cooked 1 1/2 cups rice, long grain, cooked 1 teaspoon Flax oil 1/2 teaspoon Herbal Multivitamin 1/2 teaspoon Pure bone meal Provides 651 calories, 36.9 grams protein, 21.8 grams fat, 0.28% sodium.

LOW PROTEIN
DIETS

Low
protein diets play a role in the treatment of several conditions, such as
kidney disease, advanced liver disease, and some forms of dominance
aggression. [If your pet has been prescribed a low protein diet], but doesn’t
like any of the commercial preparations, you might consider trying one of
these home-cooked recipes.

EGG & POTATO DIET
(low-protein, low-phosphorous, high-potassium, normal sodium) for Dogs

·
1 egg,
large, cooked

·
3 cups
potato, boiled with skin

·
1
tablespoon chicken fat

·
1½
calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)

·
½
multiple-mineral tablet

Provides
600 kilocalories, 15.1 grams protein, 18.5 grams fat. Supports caloric needs
of an 18-pound dog.
Provides phosphorus at 53 percent, potassium at 322 percent, sodium at 114
percent of dogs daily needs. To feed this diet with a normal amount of
phosphorus, substitute 3 bonemeal tablets for the 1 1/2 carbonate tablets.

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CHICKEN AND POTATO DIET
(low protein low phosphorus, high potassium, low sodium) for Dogs

·
¼ cup
cooked chicken breast

·
3 cups
potato, boiled with skin

·
2
tablespoons chicken fat

·
1 ½
calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)

·
½
multiple vitamin-mineral tablet

Provides
689 kilocalories, 18.9 grams protein, 26.8 grams fat. Supports caloric needs
of a 21-22 pound dog
Provides phosphorus at 45 percent, potassium at 301 percent, sodium at 54
percent of a dog's daily needs. To feed this diet with a normal amount of
phosphorus, substitute 4 bonemeal tablets for the 1 1/2 calcium carbonate
tablets.

LOW
FAT/LOW PROTEIN DIET FOR DOGS

½ pkg. Salad Macaroni
(cooked)
1 Cup Brown Rice (Cook
separately: 1C Rice w/2.5 C water/45 min.)
2 Eggs Hard-boiled and
chopped up finely
8-10 Tums Crushed (calcium
carbonate)
½ pkg. Frozen Broccoli
and
½ pkg. Frozen Carrots -
steamed until crisp/tender (chop up finely)

Mix everything
together. Can be frozen in small portions. You can also add ½ -1 tablespoon.
low calorie cottage cheese.

I've also added a little bit of cooked ground chicken...and doubled the
recipe for ease and frozen it in serving size portions.

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Aussie Witch 2/29/2012, 12:54 am

Thanks for that Blanche. Hopefully this will help many people searching the internet for help and advice on liver shunts.

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