I thought liver failure was a death sentence.
So did I. You can't imagine how I felt when his vet said he was cured!
You can also Google "Dodd's liver cleansing diet" for variations on what I listed below (which was from Dr. Dodds herself). Here's a couple of sites, but there are others as well...
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/liver_diet.htm and
www.nutriscan.org/knowledge-center/cleansing-diets.html.Most of the published diets have amounts listed for 15 to 25 lb dogs, so you will have to calculate the amount for your dog's weight.
I found Hugo's liver cleansing diet!!! I made up a
huge batch each week, divided it into single meal portions and then froze. He also was prescribed Ursodiol by his regular vet and she recommended milk thistle (got it from the health store). I used fresh veggies and cod and then cooked them. Then, when cool, mixed in the rest of the ingredients.
Aside from his food, he also got SAMe (from health store) as a supplement and was on Amoxicillin, Metronidazole and Tramadol for a while. The food was portioned out into four meals per day (see below for his schedule). This was so his liver wouldn't have to process so much at one time. Also, I couldn't find all the supplements listed below. So I had to leave out the zinc citrate, di-phospate and multimineral. But I have to say that a VERY important part of this treatment was the Ursodiol from his regular vet.
Weekly Diet for 125 lb dog: (recalculate the amounts for other weight dogs)
175 oz white potato - cooked and skinned
210 oz sweet potato - cooked
105 oz zucchini - cooked
210 oz celery - cooked
210 oz cod - cooked (you can substitute any ocean whitefish, but cod is preferred)
210 oz low fat cottage cheese
210 oz low fat yogurt
7.5 egg shells (I ground these up)
35 tsp canola oil
125 mg vit B compound
1250 mg Ester C
200 mg zinc citrate or gluconate
6.25 tsp di-calcium phosphate
15 caps Multimineral
25 100 IU Vit E
Feeding and Medication Schedule:
6:00 AM Food-1 cup; Amoxycillin-2 tabs; Metronidazole-1 tab; Tramadol-2 tab;Ursodiol-1 cap
8:00 AM SAMe-1.25 tabs; Milk Thistle-3 cc
10:00 AM Food-1/2 cup
2:00 PM Food-1/2 cup
6:00 PM Food-1 cup; Amoxycillin-2 tabs; Metronidazole-1 tab; Tramadol-2 tab;Ursodiol-1 cap
8:00 PM SAMe-1.25 tabs; Milk Thistle-3 cc