jessies_mom
Posted : 8/17/2011 12:34:17 PM
shamrockmommy
The lower the fat the better for them since they have chronic pancreatitis/liver/triglyceride issues.
Jessie was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis two years ago, and she also has many food allergies. For those reasons, she is on Nutro Natural Choice Venison and Rice. I tried California Natural Low fat Rice and Lamb for five months and she did terrible on it, so I switched her to the Nutro and she has been doing great. She is fed small amounts four times a day to avoid over stimulating her pancreas;
At 5 A.M., she gets 1/2 cup of Nutro topped with 1 1/4 ounces of baked turkey cutlets.
At 10 A.M., she gets 1/2 cup topped with a lightly cooked egg white.
At 2, she gets a 50/50 mix of 2 canned foods; Wellness Turkey and barley stew and Hill's i/d.
For supper, she gets the same as breakfast.
For treats, I combine a pound of 96% lean ground beef with some pureed carrots, apples, and blueberries. I also add an egg and a small amount of bread crumbs to hold the mixture together. That is spread on a baking sheet, covered with foil, and baked in a slow oven. I cut it into squares and freeze it.
I do not rotate foods; my vet warned that a change in her diet can cause an attack. She seems happy and eats every meal right down.
ETA; Miss Juno is a cutie!