Examples of Home-prepared Diets Adapted to the Treatment of Cancer Cachexia
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Examples of Home-prepared Diets Adapted to the Treatment of Cancer Cachexia
Example 1
Composition (1000 g diet) | |
Quark, fresh cheese, 40% fat | 415 g |
Acid curd cheese * | 150 g |
Whole egg | 120 g |
Cow's milk, UHT | 120 g |
Potato, cooked, with skin | 150 g |
Honey | 20 g |
Wheat bran | 5 g |
Rapeseed oil | 20 g |
*40% fat grasses on dry matter | |
Add a well-balanced mineral and vitamin supplement.
Analysis | ||
The diet prepared in this way contains 28% dry matter and 72% water | ||
| % dry matter | g/1000 kcal |
Protein | 40 | 78 |
Fat | 31 | 59 |
Available carbohydrate | 21 | 41 |
Fiber | 2 | 3 |
Indicative Rationing | |||
Energy Value (metabolizable energy) 1465 kcal/1000 g of Diet Prepared (5150 kcal/1000 g DM) | |||
Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** | Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** |
2 | 150 | 45 | 1540 |
4 | 250 | 50 | 1670 |
6 | 340 | 55 | 1790 |
10 | 500 | 60 | 1910 |
15 | 680 | 65 | 2030 |
20 | 840 | 70 | 2150 |
25 | 990 | 75 | 2260 |
30 | 1140 | 80 | 2370 |
35 | 1280 | 85 | 2480 |
40 | 1410 | 90 | 2590 |
*The fractioning of the daily amount over two or three meals is recommended to favor good digestion. | |||
Key Points
- High energy density to favor the amelioration of the body condition and of palatability
- Maintaining a high protein-calorie ratio despite the high fat content to combat muscle atrophy
- Highly digestible ingredients to maximize the nutritional benefit for the dog
Example 2
Composition (1000 g diet) | |
Beef, minced meat, 10% fat | 500 g |
Cow's milk, UHT | 130 g |
Whole egg | 75 g |
Potato, cooked, with skin | 255 g |
Wheat bran | 20 g |
Rapeseed oil | 20 g |
Add a well-balanced mineral and vitamin supplement.
Indicative Rationing | |||
Energy Value (metabolizable energy) 1445 kcal/1000 g of Diet Prepared (4870 kcal/1000 g DM) | |||
Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** | Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** |
2 | 150 | 45 | 1560 |
4 | 250 | 50 | 1690 |
6 | 340 | 55 | 1820 |
10 | 510 | 60 | 1940 |
15 | 690 | 65 | 2060 |
20 | 850 | 70 | 2180 |
25 | 1010 | 75 | 2290 |
30 | 1150 | 80 | 2410 |
35 | 1290 | 85 | 2520 |
40 | 1430 | 90 | 2630 |
Analysis | ||
The diet prepared in this way contains 30% dry matter and 70% water | ||
| % dry matter | g/1000 kcal |
Protein | 40 | 83 |
Fat | 29 | 60 |
Available carbohydrate | 17 | 35 |
Fiber | 4 | 9 |
Examples of home-made diets are proposed by Pr Patrick Nguyen
(Nutrition and Endocrinology Unit; Biology and Pathology Department, National Veterinary School of Nantes)
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1,2College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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