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10-25-2008, 07:25 PM | #1 |
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| Senior Yorkie, low fat diet? Hello all, I'm new to Yorkie Talk! I have 2 yorkies, Chuck is 8 years old and Zoey is 7 years old. Chuck had been in the hospital twice in the past 6 months for pancreatitis. We did not know until now that he should've been on a low fat diet. Just yesterday we gave both the dogs the lowfat food they gave us (it's W/D prescription diet low fat dry food), and it's like it goes right through them! They both couldn't hold it in the house, and when we got home this evening, poop was all over the house! Zoey is very lean and thin, while Chuck is like a big fat sausage (17lbs). I am wondering what would be the best food for both of them. They've both eaten out of the same bowl ever since they were puppies, and it's very difficult to give them both different foods, without one getting into the other's. Please let me know what I can do about this, thank you!! |
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10-26-2008, 09:22 AM | #2 |
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| bump! There are several members on this site that have yorkies with a history of pancreatitis that can help you with this.
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10-26-2008, 10:17 AM | #3 | |
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Until you decide what you are going to do- bake chicken breasts for them with some baked potato... that will calm their tummies down. Also NON fat yogurt will help get them back to normal. as will canned PURE pumpkin. | |
10-26-2008, 05:23 PM | #4 |
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| Just the one has pancreatitis, right? If you are feeding a prescription diet, I would not give it to the other one even if it means scheduled feedings. Some prescription diets are too low in certain ingredients for healthy dogs and the ingredients in prescription diets are not great to begin with, so I think it is best to keep your healthy dog off of it. There are low fat foods out there that are not prescription but they may not be a good fit because most of them seem pretty low in fiber (higher fiber is usually recommended for pancreatitis). I would homecook or try to find something that would work that isn't prescription but if you have to go this way, Royal Canin might have something that would work better or maybe Science Diet I/D instead of W/D?
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10-28-2008, 01:19 AM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member | My girlfriends dog has had pancreatitis before and she feeds her dog the holistique blend from solid gold, it is only 6 percent fat, which is the lowest I have seen in a decent dog food. She also feeds her evangers wet food whic is also low fat. |
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