Introduction
For pets losing weight:
The first step is to make sure there isn't an medical disease problem such as:
Intestinal worms
Heartworm disease
Anemia
Chronic infection
Leukemia or AIDS in young cats
Dental disease
Excessive stress
Hyperthyroidism in older cats
Other metabolic diseases like diabetes
Protein losing diseases commonly seen in older patients. These include kidney disease, liver disease, and cancer
For those pets that have lost a lot of weight due to recent illness, major surgery, or lack of nutrition, a lot of vets will recommend a high protein recovery diet. Or recommend supplementing your pets diet with chicken livers and eggs.
Eukanuba Maximum Calorie Diets for dogs and cats is great for patients recovering from surgery or illness.
Hills A/D diet is also excellent and we go through half a case a day at our clinic using it as a post op and sick patient recovery diet
Click on any of the links below to go to the page describing the diets and/or supplements that are often recommended for certain disease conditions:
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