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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  Sorry to hear this. Uni has pancreatitis as well. We found out after she did not do so well eating lamb. This was when she didn't want to really eat, yet she loved the lamb. I now give her the lowest fat and protein kibble I can find.
As for "table scraps" I don't like that term. It always sounds like stuff you don't eat on your plate and are going to throw away, like the fat cut off a steak, burnt edges, or leftovers. I know none of us YTers would give our yorkies that. I still give Uni plenty of people food, in the form of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, fruits, etc. She is now on a grain free diet, and has not had a relapse of pancreatitis since the first.
Now about the Texas Toothpicks. I guess you didn't know, but Merrick has had many recalls of their products in recent years. I used to LOVE the TT. The first time I tried them was at the Muttropolis meetup in Newport Beach, remember when we first met? Uni loved them so I bought a few more. They used to last about a week long each. Then I started buying them by the bag instead of by the piece. They looked much darker and only lasted I swear 10 minutes each! I emailed Merrick and asked what's up. They said they haven't changed a thing (yeah right) and here's a free bag.  T hen come to find all the recalls. I haven't gave them since them. Throw them out! I wouldn't even donate them to my shelter, I don't want to make the poor dogs there sick! But as far as I know (or what I was led to believe) the TT's are not high in fat. |
Riley was the Same Way.... It used to take him a week to chew one up.... then it started taking only about 15 mins. Same thing happened to us. I got a bag that was really dark and nasty looking... contacted Merrick and they mailed another bag.
The other thing I was noticing was there were long pieces of bone in it..... toward the end..... that he was not able to chew up.... When I gave him one I would watch him with it and when it got to the end I would throw the bone part out..... Some people say there are long thin bone fragments all throughout the middle of it.... I have only seen the one toward the end of it... it is usually about 1 1/2 - 2 inches long.
I was then told that they were very "High" in Fat and once I heard that I have never given another one since.
I just looked it up:
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (Min.) 50.00%
Crude Fat (Min.) 18.00%
Crude Fiber (Max.) 9.00%
Moisture (Max.) 5.00%