my dog has IBD and relapsed too when tapering the prednisone. so the vet increased it back to one dose every other day; or half a dose every day. and she's fine now. she's on special diet; she can't handle any dog food prescription or not.
i fed her homemade boiled ground turkey and oatmeal for 5 months; then switched her to aunt jeni's homemade dog food; i get the turkey and rabbit formula since they are low in fat; i cook it and add some oatmeal. and she loves it.
my dog wasn't eating before the prednisone too; it's the inflammation that kills the apettite. it needs to be controlled and also diet helps a lot. to entice her appetite you can add a teaspoon of solid gold canned green tripe to her food.
by the way my dog relapsed 2 days after being on the royal canin LF; it has pork as an ingredient; maybe you want to ask your vet if it's ok to put her on a bland diet; like chicken and rice or turkey and oatmeal. good luck
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