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What nutritional supplements can I give my dog for pancreatitis?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 6 years old | 26.5 lbs

For pancreatitis what nutritional supplements should i give to my dog?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 24th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. There are some supplements you can try that have been suggested to help reduce the occurrence of acute pancreatitis. I typically recommend a low fat diet along with omega 3 fish oil (Welactin fish oil for dogs) as well as vitamin E supplementation. Some veterinarians have recommended using digestive powders to help try and reduce the work that the pancreas needs to do to digest food. Pancrezyme is one such digestive enzyme powder that you can try. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

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    Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

    Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

    Published on

    Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Here I can talk to you from not only a medical standpoint but also from personal experience as my dog Buzo suffers from chronic pancreatitis. I have been very successful by using a very strict low fat diet. I prefer Royal canin gastrointestinal low fat diet as it contains the lowest fat of all the diets out there used for this same purpose. Because it is never clear what is going to trigger an episode of pancreatitis, it is preferred to avoid feeding pets with history of pancreatitis anything high in fat. There are no nutritional supplements that are recommended in these cases and honestly these may even trigger an episode. Good luck and have a blessed day!

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    Answered By Elva Ma DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 23rd, 2018

    Hello, and thank you for your question. Is Baby Girl already on medication from the vet to treat her pancreatitis? Assuming she is, I would also recommend omega 3 fish oils added to her food, as they can help to reduce inflammation in the pancreas. A bland, low fat, easily digestible diet is also important. Royal Canin GI Low Fat is the best option available. Small frequent meals will allow her to digest it easier as well. I looked up the Honest Kitchen product, and it looks like it is not harmful to give, but it may not necessarily help her pancreatitis. I hope this helps, and that Baby Girl is feeling better soon!

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