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askakonik pisze:(...) wet zapytany o alusal powiedział, że bardzo obciąży nerki (...)
Giving Azodyl to cats may be problematic. Firstly, the required dosage is quite high: a cat weighing 5-9 lbs would require two capsules a day according to a table provided by Vetoquinol which shows dosage requirements according to weight.
Secondly, Azodyl is enteric-coated, which means it is intended to release its contents in the intestines rather than the stomach (this is so the bacteria are not killed off by stomach acid). For this reason the capsules are intended to be given whole; however, since the product was originally developed for use in humans, the capsules were size 1, which is rather large for many cats; this may be one reason why some cats throw up the entire capsule, sometimes several hours after it has been given.
Therefore some people opened the capsules and gave the contents separately, often mixing them with food. The Veterinary Information Network ran a trial into Azodyl to investigate whether giving Azodyl in this way affected the product's effectiveness. Unfortunately, the study, Azodyl, a synbiotic, fails to alter azotemia in cats with chronic kidney disease when sprinkled onto food (2011) Rishniw M & Wynn SG Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 13(6) pp 405-9, found that giving Azodyl by opening the capsule and sprinkling its contents onto food or mixing it into a slurry had no effect on BUN or creatinine levels.
I discussed the results of this trial with the manufacturer, who told me that in the above study the capsule contents were mixed into a full meal. However, they recommend opening the capsule and mixing the contents with a small amount (about a teaspoonful) of fatty food, such as cream cheese, cream, full fat yoghurt or a pat of butter. This should then be given on an empty stomach one hour before feeding a full meal, in order to give the probiotics the right environment to work properly. Given in this way, the Azodyl should still be about 80% effective. It should not be mixed with liquids as this will activate the bacteria in the product too early, making it less effective.
Martyna-Tina pisze:(...) Co myślicie o tej anemii? Powinnam nalegać na tą transfuzję czy poczekać skoro idą w górę? (...)
pixie65 pisze:To jeszcze jedno dopiszę: anemia to przede wszystkim problem niedotlenienia .
Organizm broni przed tym niedotlenieniem "najcenniejszy" i najwrażliwszy chyba narząd czyli mózg.
W tym celu ogranicza przepływ krwi przez inne narządy w tym nerki i wątrobę.
Niewykluczone, że pogorszenie się parametrów nerkowych Twojej kotki ma związek właśnie z tym procesem. Niedotlenione nerki ulegają niszczeniu.
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