Alternative to Iams Low Residue?

Maybe IVD has something? Their RX diets usually have nicer ingredients lists. Is it the fiber that's helping her? Maybe the low fat and protein? 

     I would give Blackwood's 1000 formula a try ... they make an excellent, high quality feed - a few years back I used their 2000 formula and had outstanding results with it. Aside from that, I originally started using it for my GSD who had constant digestive problems The food was a great help to her. Another food I used for that dog was Pedigree L&R, which is what brought her back from near starvation when we first got her ... OR ... Blackwood also puts out a food called Adorindack, which is a no frills diet that should be great for dogs w/ digestive issues.
www.blackwoodpetfood.com

BLACKWOOD 1000

 Poultry Meal, Corn Meal, Chicken Fat [Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (Source of Vitamin E) and Citric Acid], Dried Plain Beet Pulp (Sugar Removed), Ground Rice, Oatmeal, Dried Potato Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Menhaden Fish Meal, Flax Meal, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Lecithin, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Dried Whey, Dried Cheese, Dried Garlic, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Steptococcus Facium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Biotin, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamin Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Citric Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate.

 GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:

Crude Protein, not less than................23.00%
Crude Fat, not less than......................12.00%
Crude Fiber, not more than...................3.50%
Moisture, not more than.......................10.00%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids not les than..........3.03%*
Omega-3 Fatty Acids not less than........0.33%*

ADORINDACK 21

Poultry Meal (Turkey/Chicken), Ground Corn, Dried Potato Product, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat [Preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols (Source of Vitamin E) and Citric Acid], Dried Plain Beet Pulp (Sugar Removed), Flax Meal, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Whole Eggs, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Dried Cheese, Choline Chloride, L-Lysine,Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite (Source of Vitamin K Activity), D-Activated Animal Sterol (Source of Vitamin D3), Folic Acid, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:

Crude Protein, not less than.........21.00%
Crude Fat, not less than...............12.00%
Crude Fiber, not more than............4.00%
Moisture, not more than...............11.00%

what is Dakota's diagnosis? these horrible ingredients prescription diets are fine for stabilization of a condition, but long-term feeding not a good idea.

No diagnosis. They don't know what the problem is. I'm doing some vet hunting right now to get another opinion. I asked if she could eat this stuff long term and they said yes. The Iams site says they can eat it long term too. 

Have you ever tried something like Solid Gold Holistique Blends?

http://solidgoldhealth.com/products/showproduct.php?id=6&code=160

Low fat, low protein, high fiber, no yucky ingredients. It can be used as a base to add other stuff to, but it says that it's fine to use alone, too.

I have had her on Solid Gold in the past and she did well on it. Of course, she's done well on everything prior to this problem.

 I just found a new vet in our area that I'm going to see next week who specializes in geriatric dogs and nutrition. Hopefully I'll get some good info from her!
 

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Another food I used for that dog was Pedigree L&R, which is what brought her back from near starvation when we first got her

Ditto, I have seen Pedigree lamb and rice do wonders for dogs with digestive upset and loose stools, it is a very under rated food.

Oh, let me know what the geriatric vet says.  I'd be interested in hearing her suggestions. 

For now, I'd keep her on the Iams since she's stable on it.

 Low residue diets are in general low fiber diets with no raw fruits/veggies.  Maybe look at the fiber content of the various diets people have suggested and see which one is simmilar :)

Willow did really well on Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Fish for awhile.

Eagle pack makes two nice senior formulas---good protein level, moderate fat, and as ottoluv mentioned, low fiber.

Enhanced maturity formula: http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/SP_EnhMaturity.html

Holistic Select Senior formula: http://www.eaglepack.com/Pages/HS_SeniorCare.html

Both are a bit higher in kcals than the Iams low residue, so she may feel a bit more satisfied, as well.

Choline Chloride (link removed by moderator) is a kind of vitamin B. Choline Chloride can promote liver and kidney fat metabolism; Choline Chloride or acetylcholine synthesis based body, thus affecting the transmission of nerve signals. Choline is also required for in vivo synthesis of motioning source of methyl. In many natural foods contain Choline Chloride, but not enough to meet the modern concentration on the animal feed industry, the need for rapid growth. Therefore, the feed synthesis of Choline Chloride should be added to meet their needs. Lack of Choline Chloride can lead to fatty liver, slow growth, reduced egg production rate, mortality increased and so on.

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