107barney | 12-29-2010 08:03 AM | I safely feed green beans to Barney who also has pancreatitis. However, green beans are a medium oxalate vegetable and could be contraindicated in dogs who are prone to calcium oxalate stones or crystals (bladder stones or crystals). Since Barney recently had some crystals show up in his urine and he has had a stone in the past, I am not feeding green beans any longer. He likes broccoli too, so I sometimes give him a small broccoli floret. I'm pretty strict with Barney - no bully sticks, no chews, no cookies that I can find in any store or on this website, or anything else. It is just not worth it.
With that being said, there IS one cookie I will give Barney from time to time and it is the ONLY treat I will feed him. I know the owner of the bakery, and she discloses both the minimum and maximum crude fat in her products. The cookies are organic and made with local ingredients. There is not one other product I have seen that discloses maximum fat....they only give you minimums....so it's a guessing game as to how much fat there really is in there.
Anyway here is the cookie I feed Barney - it's an occasional treat - no more than 2-3 cookies PER WEEK. You can order them online, Denise is fantastic. It is called Sadie's Slimmers and the crude fat is maximum 3% (minimum 2%). Barney's diet is 3% fat so this cookie fits his very low fat diet. Many dogs with pancreatitis are on higher fat than Barney but our vet nutritionist believes this is best for Barney. Many Rx foods are around 6% to 8% for pancreatitis and are not appropriate for our dog.
Anyway here is the link to the Dogs in Harmony Bakery and again, it's the Sadie's Slimmers product I feed, and that is the only one Barney can eat. I buy the mini bites. She bakes everything fresh but they can be frozen if you want to store them. Dogs In Harmony - Organic Dog Treats |