As far as I can find out there has been no pancreatitis in my lines for 3-5 generations. 3 before I got my older dogs and 4 and 5 generations since I have been breeding. I don't know how long before that a case might have been.
Is there any way I can get a copy of that recipe? Thanks, Sylvia
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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Ellie had pancreatitis and I promise it is not something that you want to dwal with. Hers was very mild but I have to watch everything she gets closely for fat content now, so it doesn't recur.
She got it about 5 days after eating some canned Innova (way too high in fat) and that week she was eating homemade beef roast (as little fat as possible). We don't know what caused it for sure but I really wouldn't want to give a dog fatty beef after that.
There are better ways to put weight on.
Ellie used to be very skinny also.
Now I have to talk to the vet about whether she is overweight. 
She had a homecooked recipe from a nutritionist and it didn't seem like enough, so I added 50% more everyday. There were ordinary ingredients like cooked chicken (white meat), veggies and carbs (like rice). She also gets oil for linoleic. You can just add more food that they will be interested in eating and that should work over time. They may become dependent on homecooked or raw if you do this though. |