We've been managing her condition for 2 years now. Since we made the switch she has only had one episode (which I think was caused by a "kindly" neighbour throwing something from their BBQ over the fence) and has also lost a little bit of extra weight. I checked with our vet that this food was appropriate for her and got the OK and you should probably do the same when you decide on a diet for yours. When I want to give her a treat I use Schmakos Cheweez as they are relatively low in fat as well but she doesn't get these every day. I imagine that it must be like eating a big bowl of All-Bran for every meal. There are days when she doesn't even eat it unless I put a little bit of low fat yoghurt or something on it. The kibble is not particularly appetising to her and she is usually VERY interested in food. I give her a little bit of human grade kangaroo mince as well and that does not seem to upset her stomach either. The lowest fat dog food that we could find is the Supercoat Light and Mature dry food - it has 7% fat which is even lower than the Hills one and since she's a big dog and gets through a lot of food, it is also easy on the wallet. My vet advised a low fat diet (he said no more than 5% fat - which has proven impossible to find). My dog has chronic pancreatitis as well - she used to have mild attacks that caused her a lot of discomfort but so far have not been life threatening. Dirt Dog is a hot dog joint on steroids to say the least We stopped in yesterday for a quick bite, not knowing what to expect.
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