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My senior Lab has pancreatitis. What dry or canned food is best?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 70 lbs

what are the best dry and canned dog foods for my 12 yr old 70 lb lab with pancreatitus

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 29th, 2017

Honestly, with pancreatitis a dog needs a super low fat diet and the only ones that fulfill this are prescription diets. I would recommend canned and dry Hill's i/d low fat. If this was his first bout of pancreatitis he may only need to be on this for a short while. If he has had multiple bouts of pancreatitis then he needs the super low fat diet for life. Hope this helps. If you have more questions please feel free to post again. Best wishes!

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