I have been feeding Jackson Royal Canin Whitefish and Potato PW prescription food.
I believe he is one of the rare dogs that actually has a grain allergy. He got pancreatitis in Sept 2018 and I put him on the RC GI low fat kibble and canned. He seemingly well on it MINUS the fact that he was ALWAYS acting starving... like more than usual. Very ravenous. He was just never fulfilled, ever. He had always loved food but this was like next level. But I was too scared to risk pancreatitis again so kept him on it. In December he began having chronic diarrhea. Test after test after test ruling out nearly everything.... the specialist settled on IBD induced by a food allergy. I cannot say with 100% certainty but any of the foods containing corn, wheat, rice, etc, are what he seemed to get worse on. I started home cooking for him and saw some improvement but it wasn't balanced at all. Tried him on some hydrolyzed foods and saw immediate return of worse diarrhea within hours.
Once I started the RC whitefish and potato, diarrhea improved nearly immediately. No grains, it's legit just fish and potato. I still feed the kibble as his base primary food and I mix in the low fat tuna or chicken Weruva cans (only a few formulas are fat appropriate for pancreatitis). He is doing well and I even began feeding it to my cockapoo who has skin problems - I have noticed a huge decrease in the amount of licking her paws and scratching that she would do.
It may be worth looking into? I am feeding the moderate calorie version due to the low fat but they have a regular version as well. |