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Originally Posted by danniko  So we have had an eventful few days. Started last Thursday with vomiting and Bronx ended up at the emergency vet from early Saturday morning until Sunday afternoon. He was diagnosed with pancreatitis on Thursday night and sent home with supportive care and under the skin fluids but as soon as the cerenia wore off after 24 hours (midnight) he was back to vomiting and we took him back to the vet and he was admitted.
He was sent home with Rayne Clinical Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo canned food and he absolutely loves it. His discharge instructions said we can transition him to his regular diet in a few days but we think we want to keep him on something low fat to try and reduce the risk of this happening again.
Has anyone used this brand before? We want to use a combo of wet and dry food for him but we are open to suggestions. Has anyone found their baby preferred a different food/had success with a different one? I know Royal Canin and Science Diet would be other options from our vet so we are just trying to figure out what we want to do for him.
He has a follow up with our regular vet tomorrow and I am going to ask her as well what she suggests but I am curious if anyone prefers one over the other.
He is still pretty tired but he is eating and keeping it down. He is currently on a medication for diarrhea and is on liquid pepcid for a few more days. I didn't realize how long pancreatitis flares can knock them down and I hate seeing him so blah. We are now in the process of having our trainer helping us focus on a "drop it" command as apparently some things (like the layer of fat from a steak that someone threw off of their balcony while using the BBQ) are too tempting for him to ignore. Thankfully my husband got most of it out of his mouth but I have now learned how little it can take to cause pancreatitis  |
I agree about continuing with a low fat diet, but is there any particular reason you chose kangaroo as a protein source? It's quite pricey, and would mainly be used if your dog has an allergic reaction to other protein sources.