Hunchback, what should I feed her?

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obcsed

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I got in a new foster last week. She is a 6.5 yr old standard. She has had one litter that I know of. I also have her 4 month old kits. She has quite a hunchback. The food they had her on was a mix of four different treat filled crappy foods. I cold switched her to Oxbow with no problem. She is a good hay eater too. What else can I add to her diet to help her back? Can diet really reverse it?
 
Chins with hepatic lipidosis should be fed a low fat, low protein, high fiber diet, no treats, has the chin had a chemical blood panel to test for elevated liver enzymes and a x-ray and or untrasound to look at the physical condition of the liver? Some chins who can look like they have hunchback but actually do not have hepatic lipidosis so if the chin has not been diagnosed by a vet then that is the first step.
 

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