Daisy
In June of 2021 we got the heartbreaking news that Daisy was born with a severely malformed liver full of shunts and has no gallbladder. Her liver enzymes were over 10x normal and the internal medicine vet said that he expected her quality of life to decline rapidly. He also was shocked that she seemed so radiantly healthy. He advised not to change her diet, but knowing animal protein is the worst offender, I began making her a meat-free diet at home. Three months ago, a year after getting the terrible news, we decided to have her liver enzymes checked again and to everyone's astonishment, they had improved by 75%! While highly unusual, the vet said it doesn't necessarily mean she'll live longer and her liver could fail at any time, but he did assure us that for now she feels very well. That was easy to believe as she has never seemed even a little sick for a single moment. We simply adore this little girl.
I am so humbled by all of your kind comments. Thank you again for stopping by.
Daisy
In June of 2021 we got the heartbreaking news that Daisy was born with a severely malformed liver full of shunts and has no gallbladder. Her liver enzymes were over 10x normal and the internal medicine vet said that he expected her quality of life to decline rapidly. He also was shocked that she seemed so radiantly healthy. He advised not to change her diet, but knowing animal protein is the worst offender, I began making her a meat-free diet at home. Three months ago, a year after getting the terrible news, we decided to have her liver enzymes checked again and to everyone's astonishment, they had improved by 75%! While highly unusual, the vet said it doesn't necessarily mean she'll live longer and her liver could fail at any time, but he did assure us that for now she feels very well. That was easy to believe as she has never seemed even a little sick for a single moment. We simply adore this little girl.
I am so humbled by all of your kind comments. Thank you again for stopping by.