To this point, we are clear on one thing that is low-fat food but just a low-fat food may not offer all the benefits that a dog need. When only your care can save your dog at that time you need to put some extra efforts to find the best diet for your dog. With good planning, you can avoid the same issues in the future and it will also save on the medical bill of your dog. Here we list a few very important things that you need to consider when you are switching food.
- Low Fat
- Protein
- Simple Formulas
- Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes
Low Fat
You need to find a dog food with 9% or less fat, in fact, its fat that causes this problem, it is the biggest stimuli that cause the problem and pancreas create digestive enzymes prematurely. Most of the commercial food contains fat more than the required level, so stay cautious while buying such food. Always prefer to buy a balanced formula that can keep our dog healthy.
Foods that are available in the market for weight loss of dogs are also good for pancreatitis. Crafted with low fats and put less strain on the pancreas and support healing.
Protein
Majority of dog owners are in view that dogs need less protein when they are suffering with pancreatitis. But in actual it is harmful to dogs. To recover from a serious disease a dog need energy and power that he only can get from the protein. To maintain muscles mass, it is an essential nutrient as well as for overall health. So, do not think to stop it. If you stop the protein that means you are making it difficult for your dog to recover from pancreatitis.
Simple Formulas
Until now researchers are not sure what exactly causes pancreatitis so it’s better to feed the limited ingredients diet to your dog. Look for a limited formula that offers all the vitamins and minerals that your dog needs to stay healthy.
Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes
When your dog is recovering, he is not producing enough enzymes to consume the diet. He needs some time to come on its optimum level so until that time you need a diet with probiotics and beneficial enzymes. It put less pressure on the pancreas and speed up the recovery process.