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We had to take our 14-year old Maine Coon cat to the ER on Friday, and he was diagnosed with pancreatitis (he also has hyperthyroid and heart disease). The vet there recommended Hill’s Science Diet i/d prescription diet (canned). My cat only gets raw chicken and beef, so I don’t know if he will eat it, but I don’t really want to give it to him anyway. I know he must be on a low fat diet, but I have no guidelines on what that is. I know I can’t give him the raw ground burger anymore. The organic ground chicken I use is 2.5 g total fat (4%) and the raw chicken hearts are 6 g total fat (9%) – is that okay to give to him? I was also giving him one sardine every three days, which is 3 g total fat ((4%) per can of four sardines, but they seem to be very greasy. I also give him SmallBatch freeze dried beef hearts for treats, which are 5.0 % crude fat (min.). He was also getting 3 pumps of VRS Omega Beneftis a day.
I am now putting Adored Beast Healthy Gut digestive enzymes on his food. He is still on medications from the ER (Maropitant for nausea and vomiting, Famotidine for antacid, Buprenorphine for pain; and I have Mirtazapine for lack of appetite, but I haven't had to give him any.
Please educate me on the best diet for him, so I don't irritate his pancreas again when he is off the medication.
I am now putting Adored Beast Healthy Gut digestive enzymes on his food. He is still on medications from the ER (Maropitant for nausea and vomiting, Famotidine for antacid, Buprenorphine for pain; and I have Mirtazapine for lack of appetite, but I haven't had to give him any.
Please educate me on the best diet for him, so I don't irritate his pancreas again when he is off the medication.