What do you feed your dog with pancreatitis?

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Ddog has a tentative diagnosis of pancreatitis, just waiting for it to be confirmed. Vet has advised we immediately put her on a low fat diet, but there are so many options online I'm really confused!

She won't eat kibble on it's own, so it needs to be a wet complete meal, or wet/kibble combo like she has now. I could start doing homemade, but I wouldn't have time to make fresh chicken/rice/veg for every mealtime and she doesn't like food cold out of the fridge, so I can't work out how I would reheat if I did that (given that it would need to be just vaguely lukewarm/above room temp, and the dangers of not reheating food properly).

Help please!

Edited to add: advice online seems to be low fat but also no more than 30% protein, which seems tricky when I look at how a lot of foods are composed ingredient-wise.

Naturediet white fish wet food is the lowest I know of - 2% fat.

A very palatable complete diet made with just white fish, rice, potato and seaweed.

Depending on dog size, a single pack may be a single meal. Or you could use a dash of boiling water mashed through to warm up any refrigerated food if that’s what your dog prefers.

My dog has Hill's Prescription Diet i/d Low Fat Digestive Care Dry Adult Dog Food. I know you said that your dog won't eat kibble but there's a wet version too. She has sea jerky and freeze dried white fish treats from Fish4dogs and Soopa treats - these are all very low fat. On her previous healthy raw diet (which she loved) she used to often be up in the night eating grass and doesn't do this anymore. I'm going to look at the food recommended by @8Ash as my dog does love fish.

When ddog had an awful bout of pancreatitis, we were advised to feed him Chappie for a while and it worked very well.

After that he became really fussy so we ended up switching between chappie and boiled chicken and rice, sometimes with soaked biscuits (trophy I think) mixed in.

My dog had Royal canin Gastrointestinal wet pouches and dry kibbles. It seemed to do the trick for her and she lived to 16 (JRT)

We use Butchers lean and tasty tins 3% fat on top of kibble and it works well. Prior to this Chappie.

I feed mine plain white rice and chicken breast lightly poached in water. She also has low fat biscuits and a little fresh veg. This has worked well with both my dogs (the breed is susceptible to pancreatitis.)

Thanks everyone! We've gone with the Royal Canin for now as the vet recommended it amd thankfully she's wolfed it down!

I gave her boiled chicken carrot and rice yesterday as the delivery hadn't arrived and she loved that too, so will probably alternate a bit.

Been a very sad little dog today though because none of her normal treats have been on offer (no cheese!! No toast crust with peanut butter!! devastated). She loves fish so I'll definitely be getting some of the white fish treats.

How many times do you all feed per day? We've always done early morning and early evening but I've read smaller, more regular meals might be better for pancreatitis?

I feed mine twice a day but just a small breakfast.
She LOVES cheese and peanut butter but it is such a big no-no re pancreatitis.
I bake her a bit of white fish in water which she LOVES! Also a little bit of apple (strictly no pips as poisonous, also a piece of raw carrot and a little piece of 'Rodeo chew' occasionally for being 'such a good girl!'

Ours eats 3 Hi Life Banquet pouches and a daily serving of Burns small breed duck and potato kibble.

The Hi Life is more of a complementary food but our little 16 yr JRT with pancreatic issues is doing really well on this combination

https://hilifepet.co.uk/products/banquet-dog-food-chicken-rice-liver?variant=43552367182067&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhtWvBhD9ARIsAOP0GogpQNF2Iu2aA2a4AB8zRt6-Wnf4Ona7xbmokjv_6RWb2OMyzBnQr7YaAmXyEALw_wcB

there are a couple of flavours - all around 1% fat I believe

I'm on my second (dobermann) with pancreatitis and use Hills Prescription weight reduction kibble mixed with over cooked chicken and rice. I get bags of frozen chicken breast in aldi, put it in the slow cooker from frozen and cook it til it can be flaked with a spoon, then I add the rice and let it cook, then mix it together, it came be a bit paste like if too overdone but being over cooked makes easier to digest according to our vet. I refrigerate it and microwave a potion as needed, my dog is 15, has had a stroke and a heart attack, is on meds for heart and blood pressure but is in good form and loves the chicken and rice which means he's not lost weight which I was afraid of.

https://petsmagnet.co.uk/products/burns-grain-free-toy-small-duck-potato-dry-dog-food-2kg?variant=44646463078617&currency=GBP&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=spm_ol_dog_food_high&utm_content=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhtWvBhD9ARIsAOP0Goh-q80sr2C9RpxwgnTfrDi1VHopjHo0wB6n5UM3AwYzr7-WZN2z7nYaAonnEALw_wcB

I feed this and DDog does well on it. https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/p-langhams-grain-free-dog-food-2kg/4088600517605
I know kibble is not right for your dog but I thought I'd mention in case anybody else is looking for a suitable food.

What has really made the difference is cutting out any human food.

My golden retriever suffered badly for the first few years of her life with pancreatitis, including two vet stays for 2-3 days each to stabilise her. We moved her to a low fat diet and feed her on Royal Canin Gastrointestinal dried food. To make it a bit more interesting we buy packs of frozen white fish (boneless/skinless) and cook a couple of pieces (5 mins in microwave and cool for a couple of mins ) and flake it over the top. DDog is now 12 and - touch wood - she hasn't had another attack since we changed her diet. The hardest thing is stopping well meaning dog walkers giving her treats when we're out.

Edited to add: we feed twice per day but put aside a little of her dried food allowance so that we can feed it as treats during the day. Some cut up carrot is always well received too. We also occasionally give those tiny biscuit bones from the pets at Home "pick and mix" section which seem ok. Maybe save trying those for when your pooch is stable.

Well it seemed to be going OK but this evening she's been retching in the garden, and refusing to eat, she was trembling for a few mins earlier, too. Poor little love looks so sad. She has seemed much better over the weekend, had the Royal Canin for breakfast ate it up no problem, then had a little bit of chicken with a tiny blob of low fat Philadelphia on for lunch (to hide the taste of the doggy paracetamol, I usually hide tablets in cheese or sausages but obvs both of those are out and she managed to winkle them out of plain chicken). Tonight, I've offered the Royal Canin, some chicken, and as a last resort, half a Bonio (checked and the fat content is low so hopefully ok). Not interested. Her belly is gurgling like mad.

Please tell me this gets easier/settles down. Or does this warrant a vet trip tomorrow do you think?

My 13year old parsons has been diagnosed with pancreatitis all the foods the vet recommended she will not eat. Have tried feeding her with chicken, rice and a little scrambled egg, still won't touch it. She has has 2 flare ups in the last 6 weeks. I get confused trying to work out the fat content on wet food and she is such a fussy eater. Can anyone help with some suggestions.

I have now moved my dog over to this food: https://www.fish4dogs.com/superior-salmon-senior
The Hills I used previously was good for her pancreatitis but I just prefered the list of ingredients in the Fish4dogs food. She's doing well on the new food. Not wet food I know but if your dog likes fish it might be worth trying. They sell 75g sample packs for only 50p. https://www.fish4dogs.com/superior-salmon-weight-control-senior-sample