Dog Food Recipes

Dog with pancreatitis?

after a trip to the vet and a few hundred dollars in testing. My mini doxie was diagnoised with pancreatitis. We were lucky, and caught it before it got severe. The vets ( there are two who saw her) couldn’t agree on one thing. I asked if she should remain on a low fat diet after this week ( she has E/N canned for the next 5 days). One said No, return her to her regular food ( eukanuba dachshund) or Enova ( which she wont eat).. The Other said Yes, she needs a low fat food thats rich in carbs. He gave me a leaflet with some recipes and told me to hit the internet for more.
I called Another vet. faxed over her blood work and x rays. He Said to go holistic 100% but to avoid things like BARF/ Raw becuase they tend to be to rich . So, anyone out there have recipes for dogs with pancreatitis or experience dealing with this? They all agree that if her diet is managed it will likely be a one shot deal and we can refer to it as an Acute incident.

As someone with a dog who’s had pancreatitis, I would say definitely go low fat. I mean, you could try to put her back on her normal food, but Eukanuba Dachshund’s 16% Crude Fat seems too fatty for a dog that’s had pancreatitis. Find a good low fat dry food that your dog will eat, and stick with it. You can supplement that with different things like potato, white rice, a low fat wet food (my dog does well with the canned Blue Buffalo), boiled chicken, among other things. You can also add fat free chicken or beef stock to the food to add some of that “people food” flavor that your dog might crave. (potato and a little fat free chicken stock make a great mashed potato) A good rule of thumb I have is if it feels greasy to the touch, don’t feed it to the dog. Although, I have found that my dog does just fine with small amounts of peanut butter..I guess it’s just easy to digest..so his treat is a small glob spread around in his dish..

In addition to fat free/low fat foods, I would also suggest giving your dog smaller meals more often during the day. Too large a meal can actually trigger a pancreatitis flare up too.

For the most part, I would say your dog will be fine, but dogs are bound to get things they shouldn’t have and a dog who’s had pancreatitis is prone to getting flareups.

For future reference, if your dog starts acting like she’s having a flare up.. (ie. lethargic, shaking, arched back, tight/warm belly, vomiting bile or frothy mucous) you should take away all food for at least 24 hours, and limit her water. She’ll probably be disinterested in food anyway, but want to over-drink to ease her stomach, but even a belly full of water at that point will keep the pancreas producing digestive enzymes. Leave her a little bit of water to drink, withhold food, and let everything settle down.

You can talk to your vet about this, but during a flare up I give my dog Pepcid AC. It works wonders in getting a flareup under control. The recommended dose is .25-.50mg per lb (again, consult a vet to feel comfortable), but I give my 16lb dog 10mg every 12 hours for 1-2 days. The trick though is getting the dog to take it without introducing any food into its stomach. If you can get your dog to take pills, great..I crush it up and mix it with a little water and squirt it in my dogs mouth with a syringe. This will shut down the production of acids in the stomach and make the stomach stop trying to digest (itself!) in turn triggering the pancreas to stop producing the digestive enzymes.

After ~24 hours I’ll offer a very basic, bland, small meal with another dose of Pepcid. If that’s rejected I’ll wait another 10-12 hours and try again.

As hard as it is, never tempt the dog to eat during a flareup by offering it people food.

Overall, it’s not that bad and you and your dog will adjust pretty easily.

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