Milk Thistle and Omega 3

[ellie]

I joined Pets.ca sometime ago when my dachshund was diagnosed with Canine Sarcoidosis. It has been almost three years of working with vets etc to help my dachshund but to date no cure has helped. She has been on prednisone since 2011 and now has some liver problems. We have opted to take her off the prednisone and see if the liver will heal but are worried the granulomas will become worse.
We have her on Omega 3 and want to put her on Milk Thistle for her liver.
Has anyone used this for their dogs or have any suggestions. We could do an ultrasound and liver biopsy but do not want to go the evasive way at present
She is 12yrs old and our hope is to make her happy and live a fairly comfortable life.
We have exhausted all conventional drugs and even Guelph Veterinary University has no more answers or suggestions. She is a happy girl, plays and is very loving. I have not discussed the milk thistle with our vet as of yet but will do so on our next visit.

If anyone has any suggestions or used milk thistle I would be interested in hearing.

thank you