The copper content and location of the soil in which the food was grown or the method used to process the food.
List of low copper dog food.
Eat as desired foods low in copper less than 0 1 mg portion.
The ideal food is low in copper high in zinc high in b vitamins which are often deficient with liver disease and contains adequate but not excessive amounts of high quality protein since eating too much protein can adversely affect brain function in dogs with liver disease.
The copper content of your water should not be more than 0 1 ppm.
If you feed a meat based diet and want to add inexpensive calories consider the low copper foods such as tapioca which has almost no cu.
If you have a copper sensitive breed and want to add whole foods to your dog s diet choose one of the foods near the bottom of the list of low copper foods.
Meat meat substitute.
Beef eggs white meat turkey and chicken cold cuts and frankfurters that do not contain pork dark turkey dark chicken or organ meats all others not listed on high or moderate list.
Both recipes are low in copper providing an equivalent amount to hill s prescription diet l d canine hepatic health canned 0 9 mg per 1000 kcal me specific amounts given below.
As per usual it s important to remember that these are recipes for treats they are not complete and balanced.
Both hill s pet nutrition and royal canin manufacture canned and dry dog foods suitable for dogs with copper storage disease.