I need advice from others that have experienced acute pancreatitis, and put their dog back on their old food
My 16-year-old Pomeranian Chihuahua mix is in overall very good health but had a bout of acute pancreatitis a couple of weeks ago, and although it was quickly and easily resolved (she refused one meal and vomited when I tried to force feed her and then had one episode of bloody diarrhea and I rushed her right into the vet for IV fluids, which fixed her right up and she was chowing down again the same day. Her pancreatic enzyme blood test was very high though according to the vet (2000 where anything over 400 is considered pancreatitis) and he saying he now wants her on the can low fat royal canin crap forever and I just can’t do her like that. She has lost almost a pound despite me feeding her all day long, it sticks to her teeth like glue, and I just don’t believe that she’s going to enjoy the same robust health she had when she was eating Raw. Her diet had nothing to do with her getting pancreatitis, it was an idiot giving her a chunk of cheese, and she absolutely will never be getting any treats again. I keep her with me 24 hours a day baby gated into the same room with me and don’t even go to the bathroom without taking her with me and take her everywhere I go out of the house even to my clients homes to make 100% certain. I actually used to have her on quite high fat food (her food was based on 85% lean ground beef with supplements mixed in) and I’m looking to put her back on much lower fat (starting with 99% lean ground beef from Springer Hills Ranch and then progress maybe to a maximum of 96% lean ground beef) I’m not sure if I should cook it at least initially to get rid of as much fat as possible-I am looking for a nutritionist/dietitian to hire to take care of this for me, but I haven’t found an amazing one yet