Ulfhednar Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I have a 11yr old female foster here that has not long come out of the vets after coming down with Pancreatitis. The vet said she needs a low fat, bland diet so I have been feeding her low fat dry food (Science diet) and a mixture of boiled rice and chicken. Is this OK? What other options are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Wouldn't feed rice as dogs don't need grains and would force her body to work harder to try and process them. Which is not what you need in a dog that has just been sick. Food processed veggies are probably best if you are wanitng to feed things other then bones and meat. Kangaroo is a very low fat meat. You can get kangaroo tail bones. Watch the fat on the chicken necks. Did your vet suggest digestive enzymes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulfhednar Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 The vet suggested chicken and rice. They didn't give me much advice at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishm Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 My greyhound who has had a pancreatitus attack is on Hills Prescription I/D diet, and she can have low fat biscuits, (3% fat), she is getting bored with this diet though. I am investigating a similar food that is made by Royal Canin to give her a change. I do give her a small amount of vitamised raw veggies with her food daily. Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Eukanuba and Hills I/D Prescription diets provide all the nutrition they need however they aren't very exciting. My girl who gets colitis is on this diet at the moment but just to make it interesting for her I boil chicken (on the bone) in lots of water then pull the meat off the bone and cut it up into small pieces. I then put the chicken pieces (without bone) back in the broth and refrigerate it. (Of course don't feed dogs cooked bones) When it cools I can then scrape any fat off the surface. I feed her the required amount of dry with a generous amount of the chicken broth with some chicken pieces in it (warmed of course). She loves it & licks the bowl clean! It makes the diet a bit interesting and gives the extra water that they need when eating only dry food. When I was only feeding the dry food she wasn't that keen on it but with chicken and chicken juices on it, it is highly desireable. You could always add some cut up veges to the broth if you wish but it isn't really necessary when you are feeding a complete dry dogfood. It is OK to feed rice, that is why the vet said chicken & rice, but again it isn't really necessary after the dogs organs settle down and can tolerate dry dog food. Also, rice tends to soak up all the nice chicken water which sort of defeats the purpose when you are feeding dry. I know that the boredom of feeding the same thing day after day isn't what humans like but dogs really don't worry if they have the same thing every day, as long as what you feed is nutritious and balanced. If you want to see what other foods you could feed just Google Pancreatitis and see what humans can eat when they have this problem. You can then make up your own diet if you wish, however IMO it is easier and more nutritious to feed the I/D diets. Also, I know that if I deviate from this diet for my girl she will get bloated and painful so I keep her on it for her own good. She is happier now than she has been for ages!! No sore tummy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineDream Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) My previous GSP had pancreatitis and did fabulously on boiled chicken mince (cooled and then with ALL the fat scraped off), rice and oatmeal boiled together and then all added. His dry food was Supercoat at that stage because he could deal with dry food with less that 8% fat, current GSP is fed Pal Natural dry with the same rice, chicken mixture. If I needed to put weight on him I added a couple of WeetBix. Cadence lived very well on this diet for 9.5 years (1.5 years till 11years), never had another attack because I was super paranoid about anyone but me feeding him - so it works very well. Edited April 20, 2009 by TangerineDream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulfhednar Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks Everyone. After the first 4-5 days she has taken to her bland diet and is doing great. She has been adopted and has left for her home so I will pass on all the info for her new owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishm Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks for the suggestions, I will try introducing some chicken breasts etc to give Ebony a more interesting diet, I will do it very gradually though, because the last thing I want is to see her in pain again. The I/D diet costs $35 a week to feed, so I guess chicken breasts won't make much difference. My 3 whippets eat chicken mince which I cook and take the fat off, so I may get game and try her with a little of that too. Just as well I love her............. Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 My previous GSP had pancreatitis and did fabulously on boiled chicken mince (cooled and then with ALL the fat scraped off), rice and oatmeal boiled together and then all added. His dry food was Supercoat at that stage because he could deal with dry food with less that 8% fat, current GSP is fed Pal Natural dry with the same rice, chicken mixture. If I needed to put weight on him I added a couple of WeetBix. Cadence lived very well on this diet for 9.5 years (1.5 years till 11years), never had another attack because I was super paranoid about anyone but me feeding him - so it works very well. This is very similar to the food routine I used with a Sheltie boy who had pancreatitis tendency, nearly all his life. Right into old age, 15 years. I found, from hard experience, how easily the pancreatitis could be triggered off. Once he was given a bone to chew....that led to a week in hospital at U of Q vet clinic. The vet told me that bones of all kinds, no matter how lean they are, can be' triggers'. She said to see why....just boil the leanest of bones & watch all the fat come to the top. So no bones of any kind for him....chicken or otherwise. Another mistake I made early on, was to think that a little bit of the leanest meat wouldn't hurt him. It did.....another few days in hospital. So when I got onto a 'safe' food routine like TD's described, I stuck to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzy06 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 My previous GSP had pancreatitis and did fabulously on boiled chicken mince (cooled and then with ALL the fat scraped off), rice and oatmeal boiled together and then all added. His dry food was Supercoat at that stage because he could deal with dry food with less that 8% fat, current GSP is fed Pal Natural dry with the same rice, chicken mixture. If I needed to put weight on him I added a couple of WeetBix. Cadence lived very well on this diet for 9.5 years (1.5 years till 11years), never had another attack because I was super paranoid about anyone but me feeding him - so it works very well. This is very similar to the food routine I used with a Sheltie boy who had pancreatitis tendency, nearly all his life. Right into old age, 15 years. I found, from hard experience, how easily the pancreatitis could be triggered off. Once he was given a bone to chew....that led to a week in hospital at U of Q vet clinic. The vet told me that bones of all kinds, no matter how lean they are, can be' triggers'. She said to see why....just boil the leanest of bones & watch all the fat come to the top. So no bones of any kind for him....chicken or otherwise. Another mistake I made early on, was to think that a little bit of the leanest meat wouldn't hurt him. It did.....another few days in hospital. So when I got onto a 'safe' food routine like TD's described, I stuck to it. Reading your post put a smile on my face. To know that a dog can still go on to live a long life such as 15 years of age!!! I have had so much trouble with my little one and have been amazed at what can set her off. To the point sometimes i scratch my head and cannot work out what could have caused it She has been going ok now for about a month. The longest i have got her going well for is just over 3 months. I'm really hoping the last time is the end of her ever being crook again! I've even cut out kangaroo from her diet as i couldn't work out what set her off. Was either that or the low fat cottage cheese which i also stopped giving her. All i have her on now is Royal Canin diet, with boiled chicken and vegetables and sometimes rice. Does anyone know whether it would be better to give them brown rice or is this to much work for the body to process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishm Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ? Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzy06 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?Trish Trish I feed her the Digestive / low fat biscuits. They are 5% fat. Cost about $22 for a bag (smaller bag). I mainly feed her the low fat digestive tin food though which is only 1.8% fat. The tins cost about $2.60 for 375mls. I'm lucky she is only small though cause the bag of biscuits last ages. She goes through about 3-4 tins a week. Cheers Kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishm Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?Trish Trish I feed her the Digestive / low fat biscuits. They are 5% fat. Cost about $22 for a bag (smaller bag). I mainly feed her the low fat digestive tin food though which is only 1.8% fat. The tins cost about $2.60 for 375mls. I'm lucky she is only small though cause the bag of biscuits last ages. She goes through about 3-4 tins a week. Cheers Kris Thanks, I will try some of them for a change, you're lucky shes little, it costs $35 a week to feed Ebony the I/D diet....... :p Trish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzy06 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?Trish Trish I feed her the Digestive / low fat biscuits. They are 5% fat. Cost about $22 for a bag (smaller bag). I mainly feed her the low fat digestive tin food though which is only 1.8% fat. The tins cost about $2.60 for 375mls. I'm lucky she is only small though cause the bag of biscuits last ages. She goes through about 3-4 tins a week. Cheers Kris Thanks, I will try some of them for a change, you're lucky shes little, it costs $35 a week to feed Ebony the I/D diet....... Trish I sympathise for you. I really do. She has already cost me a couple of grand in vet bills, at least i have her feeding bills on my side!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trishm Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) Lizzy, can I ask which Royal Canin dry food you are feeding ?Trish Trish I feed her the Digestive / low fat biscuits. They are 5% fat. Cost about $22 for a bag (smaller bag). I mainly feed her the low fat digestive tin food though which is only 1.8% fat. The tins cost about $2.60 for 375mls. I'm lucky she is only small though cause the bag of biscuits last ages. She goes through about 3-4 tins a week. Cheers Kris Thanks, I will try some of them for a change, you're lucky shes little, it costs $35 a week to feed Ebony the I/D diet....... Trish I sympathise for you. I really do. She has already cost me a couple of grand in vet bills, at least i have her feeding bills on my side!! Just as well we love them Trish Edited April 22, 2009 by Trishm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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