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Originally Posted by hugz4all4  One question.. if the I/D has pork in it, which may cause pancreatis (sp?) then why do so many vets use it for just that?? I dont buy that its because they get a kick back from it, not with rx diets anyways... so please give me another reason. They make rx diets for a reason, for dogs that have issues and need it. I have a dog on the I/D and he is doing great and will be on it for life. It is not the best food out there but it is working for him, he doesnt have stomach issues but has a fatty blood condition that requires him to be on a low fat/protien food. However, when both him and my beagle were sick with a stomach issue a few years back, they were both prescriped the I/D and it was the only food they could tolerate for a long time, anything else made them sick.
If the food is working for dog then why risk changing it making her sick? |
i agree if it works stick with it HOWEVER my dog relapsed on I/D after having pancreatitis and it made him get really sick and internal medicine specialist who has more experience than vets does not recommend this food for pancreatitis. So many vets recommend it because they do not do their research and only go by what mfg says works for a certain disease and hill's I/D says it is for pancreatitis but it does have pork in it which is high in fat. My pancreatitis ibd dog is now on purina ha a hydrolized diet of 8% fat and doing well for 4 years and he did well on ultra z/d as that is also a hydrolized diet but it made him itch too much so we switched as he never itched before on any food. I think the hydrolized is key many times for ibd dogs that can trigger pancreas as the protein is broken down further and easily digested. Many dogs have pancreatitis from ibd in small intestines which triggers the pancreas. Inflammatory foods like white potato are not good for these dogs
keep in mind each dog is unique and if you have a dog that is doing well on a food then by all means stick with it because the change could lead to more health issues and more vet bills so the best food for a dog is a food that works and keeps them from getting sick in an unhealthy dog
the way you know if a dog is prone to pancreatitis is on a 12 hr fasting blood work if triglycerides are high like my dogs then that dog has a high fat content in blood therefore the dog is predisposed to pancreatitis and there was an article on this in the whole dog journal not too long ago hyperlipdemia i believe is what it was also about. This breed is also predisposed to it and this breed has alot of digestive issues as well such as ibd so if your dog does well on a food then stick to it until it does not work anymore