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Originally Posted by betsygage  Having fed William just canned RC last night, this morning he wouldn't touch it and I was worried I'd upset his tummy. I put chicken and rice down and at first wouldn't eat it either, but did eat it all about 20 min later. In checking with the RC can, it seems that all cans of the same product are not created equally. There are minimums and "not more thans". My husband, how is a pediatrician, tried to figure out an exact amount (and he's pretty good with that sort of thing with premature baby food needs) and he couldn't. That being said, a medium skinless chicken breast has 52 grams of protein and 6 grams of fat, considerably less fat than in the RC low fat canned food. How confusing. Bottom line, I think I will listen to William and stick with the chicken/rice/veggie food with a tablespoon of RC on top. While Lucy does not have P, she does have hyperlipidemia, so this diet is good for her also. Thank you all so much for your help. What a gem of a site. I'm learning a lot and hope to be able to contribute some advice as well. |
Dog food cans and labels are indeed hard to read. But, Rx foods such as gastrointestinal are generally accurate based on the can. So if the can says Crude Fat not more than 8% then that is the fat max. It is when the can says stuff like "8% fat minimum" and they don't tell you the maximum that you have a problem. You also have to calculate based on a "dry matter basis" and that means you need to convert the can.
I really think you should consider changing to white rice from brown for this pancreatitis dog. Brown rice is not low residue enough for dogs with this problem. I would also be careful w/ vegetables and make sure they are cooked until he is no longer smoldering with pancreatitis.
When I travel, I make food in little zip lock snack bags - one bag per meal per dog. Everything is weighed out and portioned accordingly. My sitter defrosts the food and then adds their supplement to the warmed food. It works out pretty well for us this way.