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Why Butternut Isn’t Suitable for Dogs with Leishmania

Updated over 10 months ago

Butternut is not suitable for dogs with leishmania sadly. The medication needed for this condition can affect the metabolic digestion of purines, which means these dogs need a low purine diet. Due to the lentils, offal meat and peas in our meals they are more purine rich.

Kidney issues can also occasionally occur as a result of leishmania and so in some cases dogs with the condition need a low protein and/or low phosphorus diet.

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