The liver's job is never done — it filters toxins, metabolizes nutrients, synthesizes proteins, and manages nearly every metabolic pathway in the body. When it's compromised, what your dog eats becomes a critical factor in whether it recovers or deteriorates. Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Hepatic is the vet-exclusive therapeutic diet formulated to support dogs with liver disease while minimizing the metabolic burden on a struggling organ.
The nutritional strategy for hepatic disease:
- Optimal-level, high-quality vegetable protein (soy protein isolate) — provides necessary amino acids while significantly reducing the ammonia load that causes hepatic encephalopathy in dogs with compromised liver function
- High-quality carbohydrate energy sources — spare protein for tissue repair rather than energy, reducing nitrogen waste
- Zinc and antioxidant complex — support hepatocyte protection and regeneration
- Restricted copper — critically important for dogs with copper storage hepatopathy, including Bedlington Terriers, Dalmatians, and other predisposed breeds
- Reduced sodium — helps manage ascites and portal hypertension
Available in dry food and wet loaf formats. Must be used under ongoing veterinary supervision — liver disease requires regular monitoring and dietary adjustments as the condition evolves.
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet — therapeutic nutrition for hepatic conditions, available exclusively through your veterinarian.