Feline (Cat) Liver Disease
Liver disease in cats can occur for a variety of reasons and treatment has usually been restricted to keeping the cat’s appetite up – most cats with liver problems feel nauseous and don’t want to eat and end up losing weight. Dietary management with low protein diets are a help as it reduces the workload the liver has to perform. Supplementation with vitamins is also helpful because the liver isn’t functioning at its best and vitamin deficiencies could arise. The latest development thing is a product called SAMe (short for S-adenyl-methionine). It has been found that supplementation with glutathione which in itself is an anti-oxidant has a protective effect on liver cells and is now another treatment option that can be added to manage liver disease in cats. The proprietary name is Zentonil. Ask your vet about it. It’s not a prescription drug and you can get it online.
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