A ketogenic diet will also work as a weight loss plan if your dog is overweight this will help to reset metabolism.
Ketogenic diet for dogs with cancer recipes.
According to scientific studies a ketogenic diet for dogs has proven to be very effective in treating and even preventing canine cancer.
Of the 21 dogs in the trial seven experienced a 50 reduction in seizure frequency while three became seizure free said study author tsz hong law of the royal veterinary college in hatfield.
By reading this calculator the reader understands and acknowledges the fact that canine cancer is often incurable.
A ketogenic diet for dogs may have other benefits.
The ketopet sanctuary was started in 2014 to rescue shelter dogs with terminal cancer and give them a forever home.
In a recent study of 21 epileptic dogs on a keto diet seven had a 50 reduction in seizure frequency and three of them became seizure free.
Once at ketopet each dog was placed on a ketogenic diet high fat adequate protein very low carbohydrates.
No guarantee is made that a given dog s life expectancy or quality of life will increase as a result of the information available in this calculator.
As always mother nature knows best.
An intermittent fasting and keto diet for dogs often works for slimming down when other types of special calorie reduced and weight loss diet foods for dogs have failed.
Cancer is afflicting a growing number of both dogs and cats.
The following is an example recipe for a 4 year old dachshund weighing 15 pounds that is highly active borrowed from the pet parent s handbook to a ketogenic diet canine cancer by daniel orrego.
A ketogenic diet for dogs helps prevent seizures in dogs with epilepsy according to a recent trial published in the british journal of medicine.
Cancer cells love sugar.
Cancer has long been considered a genetic disease but it is also an inflammatory and a metabolic disease.
Improved fat burning and weight loss.
Several other health benefits can make this diet attractive even for a healthy dog.
There are anti cancer drugs herbs and remedies galore but an increasingly common strategy is to fight cancer with diet specifically a ketogenic keto diet.