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Originally Posted by _Chrissy_  HI Brittany and Jackson! I know you will be all over this helping me out. 
I a so confused. I have been feeding my boys TOTW Pacific and Sierra.
After Jackson had hi pancreatitis bout I feel like maybe grain-free is not the way to go.
I'm scared I am making the wrong choice for my boys and I just wanna be a good mom.
What should I feed them that willnot be high in protein, not grain free, not high in fat, ...???
See what I mean?
My mind is reeling.
Thanks for the "rant relief".
Any suggestions?
What are you all doing? Have you made any changes in food now? |
I don't believe that Jackson got pancreatitis from his "dog diet" at all.
This came about because he was eating way too many fatty human foods.
He was doing fantastic on his diet and had he just never eaten too much
fatty human junk food, I really don't believe we'd be dealing with this problem.
I still believe in grain-free because I don't feel dogs NEED grains. I don't
think they are necessarily harmful, either, but I just don't think it's a
necessity. For the time being, because we are still dealing with getting him
better, I am feeding the veterinary RX food Purina E/N. However the vet
told me he does not have to be on this forever. I have found a lot of foods
that seem to be comparable. He will not be on RX food forever unless it's
an absolute necessity for him to survive and thrive.
Yes, now, I will have to be very careful about his diet. But I don't believe a
healthy dog needs to be on a super low fat, super low protein diet either.
And actually, TOTW Sierra is in the low spectrum of things and I wouldn't go
any lower than that for a healthy dog (25% protein, 15% fat). But I also
probably wouldn't go higher than 31% or so. I think ingredients are more
important than just actual numbers.