Low potassium and the dire rear
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:08 pm
Molly has low potassium, a mild liver problem and chronic diarrhoea. It's possible that the diarrhoea is causing the low potassium which in turn is causing the high ALT liver enzyme. Chronic - it's been some days every week since last November, between soft and squidgy, and there are now more days of very normal than there were but it's still about 3 times a week.
The vet has asked me to pick up some potassium supplement to put on her food but I'm always looking for home remedies and as Molly loves mashed potato and that's about the best source of potassium there is, that seems like a good place to start. My question is, how much should I give her daily? I was thinking a teaspoon? She is quite a hefty cat, somwehere between 4.6 and 4.9 kg I can't remember exactly. Or should I just put the supplement on her food? She tookthe powder perfectly well before.
The vet has asked me to pick up some potassium supplement to put on her food but I'm always looking for home remedies and as Molly loves mashed potato and that's about the best source of potassium there is, that seems like a good place to start. My question is, how much should I give her daily? I was thinking a teaspoon? She is quite a hefty cat, somwehere between 4.6 and 4.9 kg I can't remember exactly. Or should I just put the supplement on her food? She tookthe powder perfectly well before.