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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Cathy might know and it will vary a bit when dealing with other health conditions (like L/D is higher is fat, but still a good choice for liver issues, etc.).
Ellie's homecooked diet was 18% (still considered low). After a couple bouts of pancreatitis and some GI issues, it went down to 1% fat. It varies so much by pup that that is hard to answer (would be a good question for her). I know she liked the adult chicken recipe (11% fat) on her site for Cathy's Teddy Bumpkins with no hx of pancreas issues. Could help prevent an issue in the future...
Also, when it's homecooked, you know the exact %. When it's kibble, you just get the minimum %. |
Dr. R recommended that I feed Teddy her standard adult recipe for chicken, brown rice, and vegetables for dogs. That diet is 11% fat. Teddy has had no digestive issues but we are feeding that for pancreatitis prevention because I told Dr. R I believe the breed is predisposed and she agreed that it was a good idea to lower the fat. However, I recently asked Dr. R for a kibble recommendation for Teddy as a back up, and she recommended a 16% fat kibble. Between the two foods, Teddy will average probably 14% assuming I use kibble often which I will likely not do.
She also formulated a diet for Barney, it is 23% protein, 3% fat after his second pancreatitis attack. He was on 25% protein, 15% fat after the first pancreatitis attack at age 5. He ate treats, etc. However, his cases of pancreatitis were very mild in comparison to Jackson who is still on fluids 8 or 9 days into this. If Jackson were mine, he would be on no more than 10-12% fat for the rest of his life, he'd be eating carbohydrates and he'd be eating 22-25% protein. He would not be allowed to have bullies, or any other treats aside from vegetables or chicken breast etc.
Daisy is formulated differently than my boys. She has no problem with higher fat, however Dr. R formuated her diet at 5% fat.