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Pancreatitis is a very serious and frequently fatal disease. If your dog develops it, prompt veterinary care is a must. Don't try some untried and unproven ''recipe''.
boiled skinless chicken breast and "real" brown rice, the rice boiled in 70/30 mix water and chicken broth, splash olive oil. this works for my dog. it may not work for others, very tricky condition!pancreved pills before every meal (dosage may vary), also comes in powder. multi-vitamin after meal. no treats in between! takes time, persistence, patience, love and money! read read read, visit forums/message boards. be up to the task and you can have a healthy/happy dog.
Thanks to those who replied, pancreved? is that the enzyme powder ? i have that, trouble is she has been to the vets and he prescribed canned Hills special Z/D food but i wanted to try a more natural food from my own pantry and the Dole's diet is a lot to do with turkey, brown rice and oat bran...my little girl is stick thin and not happy, so i'm trying everything.
Is your dog suffering from acute or chronic pancreatitis? Shadow's was acute. She lost just over 20 pounds in 8 days. It took several months, but she has put most of her weight back on.
Shadow has food allergies and could not eat the Hill's crap that the vet tried to push on me. She is doing just fine on Taste of the Wild. As treats she either gets kangaroo jerky/bones/tails or ostrich jerky or dried sting ray tails or deer antler or dried *** milk (her current fave). All blood work has returned to normal.
Thanks to those who replied, pancreved? is that the enzyme powder ? i have that, trouble is she has been to the vets and he prescribed canned Hills special Z/D food but i wanted to try a more natural food from my own pantry and the Dole's diet is a lot to do with turkey, brown rice and oat bran...my little girl is stick thin and not happy, so i'm trying everything.
thru trial and error, this is what I have found works for my dog. I have pancreved in pill form. 3 pills 10 to 15 minutes before meal. he has a large
mouth/throat and I hold his mouth open and gently slide the pills down pushing with finger, right side between tongue and cheek. I feed three meals a day trying to space them at least 4 hours apart. in his case, 3 is better than 2, less to digest at once and less food for medicine to have to aid towards digesting. I buy skinless chicken breast on sale. "real" brown rice. see above about water/chicken stock/olive oil when cooking rice. I am cooking his meals every other day. it is a chore, I will not lie. but he is much healthier. I tried more than 20 commercial and/or holistic and/or vet recommended foods. some worked for a time, but all failed. so, cooking chicken breast and brown rice it is. note: "dark" meat failed too! there are also allergy issues which have greatly improved on this diet. my dog is 3 1/2 and a high energy breed (gets tons of excercise). each meal consists of 1 chicken breast and 3/4 cup of cooked rice. do the math, he probably eats better than I do! I strive to keep him over 70 lbs. though he still looks a tad underweight. when things are going well he is usually 72 lbs. if he didn't have this condition he could push 80 lbs. no problem. he has some bad stretches which last 2 to 3 days. before the chicken and rice, they could last 2 to 3 weeks, and the weight would fall real fast (look emaciated, no energy, hair loss). it is a constant battle, but the "little" guy is worth it. no quick fix in this fight, you will feel frustration, keep fighting! you will get into a routine that works and NO between meal treats, they can ruin all your hard work and erase weight gains real quick!
thru trial and error, this is what I have found works for my dog. I have pancreved in pill form. 3 pills 10 to 15 minutes before meal. he has a large
mouth/throat and I hold his mouth open and gently slide the pills down pushing with finger, right side between tongue and cheek. I feed three meals a day trying to space them at least 4 hours apart. in his case, 3 is better than 2, less to digest at once and less food for medicine to have to aid towards digesting. I buy skinless chicken breast on sale. "real" brown rice. see above about water/chicken stock/olive oil when cooking rice. I am cooking his meals every other day. it is a chore, I will not lie. but he is much healthier. I tried more than 20 commercial and/or holistic and/or vet recommended foods. some worked for a time, but all failed. so, cooking chicken breast and brown rice it is. note: "dark" meat failed too! there are also allergy issues which have greatly improved on this diet. my dog is 3 1/2 and a high energy breed (gets tons of excercise). each meal consists of 1 chicken breast and 3/4 cup of cooked rice. do the math, he probably eats better than I do! I strive to keep him over 70 lbs. though he still looks a tad underweight. when things are going well he is usually 72 lbs. if he didn't have this condition he could push 80 lbs. no problem. he has some bad stretches which last 2 to 3 days. before the chicken and rice, they could last 2 to 3 weeks, and the weight would fall real fast (look emaciated, no energy, hair loss). it is a constant battle, but the "little" guy is worth it. no quick fix in this fight, you will feel frustration, keep fighting! you will get into a routine that works and NO between meal treats, they can ruin all your hard work and erase weight gains real quick!
Many thanks for the terrific info. my old girl is getting on in years but still very lively, like you i tried the holistic food but it didn't help the situation any.Tonight i'm cooking her breast of chicken with brown rice also adding some oatbran and a little mashed potato, hope it all works. once again thanks for the advice.
Many thanks for the terrific info. my old girl is getting on in years but still very lively, like you i tried the holistic food but it didn't help the situation any.Tonight i'm cooking her breast of chicken with brown rice also adding some oatbran and a little mashed potato, hope it all works. once again thanks for the advice.
how did she like it? did she do good eating it?
hope she gets on the road to recovery quickly!
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