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Post by chantel on Jun 22, 2024 8:24:23 GMT
One of my close friends has recently lost her 9 year old retriever to liver disease 🥲
I’m doing a bit of research 🧐
aging pets may have reduced ability to digest nutrients due to altered metabolism , has any one given their elderly pet a liver supplements/ milk thistle?
I don’t really want to go down the road of consulting the vet re - blood’s unless required, Riley would not thank me for this but I did wonder if it would be worth adding milk thistle for example, but he already takes a joint supplement that has omega 3 fatty oils .
am I over thinking things 🧐 and panicking because Riley is 11 now ? He is well in himself and has regular health checks.
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Post by lotsofcats on Jun 23, 2024 7:51:43 GMT
Never thought of liver problems to be honest. Have you read up on symptoms? If Riley doesn't have any I don't think he would need supplements. Ask the vet next time you visit.
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Post by chantel on Jun 23, 2024 8:16:41 GMT
My thought too to mention to the vet , they will both be due a health check in a complete of months so i will mention it then.
I don't want to put him through any unnecessary tests if not needed.
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Post by scallywag on Jun 23, 2024 10:28:58 GMT
Ask Vets advice .....
Cons
Most of the online selling sites for Lignans for life Milk thistle capsules for dogs do not include appropriate dosages in the packaging.
It, therefore, presents a risk of toxicity when administered blindly without a prescription.
You should, therefore, consult your veterinarian instead of buying and administering the medication by yourself.
The risks are more pronounced when the supplement is used to manage Cushing’s disease.
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Post by chantel on Jun 23, 2024 15:47:42 GMT
My thoughts too .😊
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Post by alfiemummy on Jul 13, 2024 10:46:36 GMT
Bit late to this as I don't come on super often anymore (sorry!), but do always like to help with advice if I do happen to pop on and see something I might have some knowledge about. So Alfie had raised liver values in his older age - we only found out about it when he had a blood test done. I would personally be super reluctant to give supplements without any basis (results from bloods), as sometimes this can actually make other things worse without you realising. So I believe that Alfie's raised liver values were caused by me giving him golden paste (turmeric) for his arthritis, I don't have any evidence for this but he got regular bloods done in older age and the liver values actually suddenly returned to normal (permanently) after I stopped the golden paste (as I didn't feel it was really helping him much) and were never raised again from then on. Personally at Riley's age I would consider getting some bloods done if you have any concerns. When Alfie got to that sort of age I started getting them done every 6 months (although if no concerns I would stretch it to a year or so) - without regular blood checks we would never have known he had kidney disease as he had no obvious symptoms visibly, so we were able to get on top of it and keep it managed before it got to the point that it really started to affect him. It was barley that advised me to do this after her experiences with her elderly Alfie and I'm forever thankful I did it and would do it again for a future older dog as there can quite often be things going on that you would just never know about until it's too late and the dog starts showing quite severe symptoms. Because we caught Alfie's high kidney values early on I was able to change his diet and get him on medication very quickly and keep it managed (and the kidney disease isn't what got him in the end, it was the cancer) Regarding milk thistle, I actually got Alfie Dorwest's Milk Thistle supplements when he had his raised liver values, although it didn't really seem to make any difference and so I stopped them after a little while. |
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