My friends bitch (4yo Husky / Greyhound) started life very badly she was adopted by my friend at aprox 9-10 weeks from the RSPCA, in a day she developed very bad diarea and was taken back to the RSPCA vets to see what was wrong and fix it. Long story short they said for her to go and pick another dog as they had no idea wht was wrong with her. My friend decided to take matters into her own hands and took her to a private vet and was diagnosed with pancreatitis, she was put on a diet of rice and chicken with cal sups etc and her symptoms treated accordingly. Now she is the biggest fittest creature you could ever wish for which is due i beleve to my friends diligence in diet and observation (she had a book and recorded everything that went into the dogs mouth and how it came out again and how often.
Now after about 3years of great health living on Science diet(i know im working on her!) she has relapsed and had to be put back on the chicken (breast)and rice diet, she was not leaving deposits very often and i have got her to give her wheatbix mixed in to give her a little fibre and now her stools have gone back to a more regular event.
What we are finding is that this is not complete enough for a dog like this with a high activity level, she is going to start introducing some veggies one at a time to add to her diet but i thpought you guys might have some good ideas or have come across this condition.
I love this dog almost as much as my own (how could i not when she sees me miles away and nearly falls apart with joy to see me) I would very much like to help her live a very long and healthy life and try as we can to prevent diabeties that can often be the end result of this condition.

thank you for any help on behalf of Meredith and Chequise

Not to be a downer here but....

My mom's Alsk.Malamute died from pancreatitis several years back. He died on the operating table...we found out later that it was acute pancreatitis. I too would be VERY interested in hearing of any special diets for 'just in case' purposes.

I have an 8 1/2-year-old male GSD that was diagnosed with pancreatic insufficiency at less than two years of age.

He's eaten up thousands of dollars worth of pancreatic enzyme supplement by now... but his stools are normal and so is his appetite. Incidentally, he weighs 95 lbs which is exactly what he should weigh.

Have you thought about the enzyme? At least try her out on it. I think you'd see a difference, for all that it is expensive. Make sure you get Pacrezyme or PancreVed or one of the other products derived from pig pancreas. There's one called (I think) ProZyme that comes from sea life and that one won't work well for a dog with severe pancreatic insufficiency.

Pete Felknor

Pete,
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He seems to have developed food allergies in the past couple of years. I've been feeding him Hill's Prescription Diet Canine I/D for about a year now with good results. He gets roughly 2 1/2 cups in the morning and 2 1/2 cups at night (I measure by eye). Plus about 1/2 teaspoon of the enzyme supplement. Stools have been great since he started on the Canine I/D. I hate to put in what sounds like a plug for this stuff, since it it ridiculously expensive, but he does digest it well.

Pete Felknor