Pancreatitis is very scary.
Jackson had a bad attack in Sept 2018 at almost 10 years old. He was able to get sub-q fluids, Cerenia (anti nausea) and Metronidazole. He was back to normal within 4 days. But he had LOTS of vomiting, turned into firehose diarrhea. Low fat is VERY important for these dogs.... not only that, but DRY MATTER BASIS... if you are feeding a canned food you must convert to DMB to get the accurate fat %. They have calculators for this, such as:
https://www.pawdiet.com/articles/dry...-for-pet-food/
But then we struggled with further problems, diarrhea for over 2 months - suspected IBD is possible and this is fairly common with pancreatitis dogs, I have read.
Things I always keep on hand-
Cerenia
Pepcid A/C
Metronidazole
Tylan powder
GastroElm
We don't have to use it every day but it's nice to have around for when needed...
We currently feed Royal Canin PW Moderate Calorie kibble - it's a potato/whitefish kibble low in fat (7.5% fat) and Weruva canned food (Cirque de le Mer - it's a tuna flavor, and under 10% fat on a dry matter basis... their website actually lists this fat % in DMB for you which is nice)....
other good options for pancreatitis
- Royal Canin Gastro Low Fat
- Royal Canin Vegetarian
- Purina HA (if they need hydrolyzed)
- Purina E/N low fat
There are some commercial diets that a lot of pancreatitis dogs do OK on, but you want to ensure when you email them and question that they can give you a MAXIMUM fat % as well as the dry matter basis...
Some people like Dr. Harvey's where you can mix in your own proteins, or The Honest Kitchen (1 of their fish formulas and beef formula are low in fat)...