Question:
We have a problem with one of our 12-year-old cats. After a liver profile and ultrasound, Cassie has been diagnosed with a fatty liver and inflammation of the liver and bile duct. The problem is that Cassie's diet is next to nonexistent. She shows the desire to eat, but we have a hard time getting her to eat anything nutritious. She is a fairly large cat who used to weigh 14 pounds but is now down to 9.5 pounds. She has been raised with the typical dry food and some canned food. Her finicky appetite and weight loss are most disconcerting. She is very affectionate and gives us wonderful messages. We just started her out on your Homemade Natural Dietary Supplement for Cats -- she is not crazy about it, but we will continue it for a while. Our other cat is fine and has had the same diet as Cassie. We love Cassie and don't want to lose her. What can you suggest that might cure her illness?
T. & N.S., Naples, FL May 03, 2009
Answer:
Your cat's potentially fatal fatty-liver disease (often associated with diabetes, as in humans) is primarily diet-related. You don't mention the use of any supplements (herbs and nutraceuticals). You should discuss this with your veterinarian. These could do much to bring back your cat's appetite and help restore liver function. Have your veterinarian consider some of the following: milk thistle, burdock, couch grass, dandelion, vitamin B-complex, carnitine, taurine, S-adenosylmethionine, choline, lecithin and multimineral supplements. The liver does have remarkable powers of recovery following damage due to high carbohydrates. Change the diet, and add protective herbs and nutraceuticals as prescribed.
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