Is homemade wet food safe for dogs, especially with megaesophagus?

I would recommend using wet food that you can roll into balls and feed individually. A canned food such as Royal Canin Low Fat GI or Science Diet I/D mixed with canned pumpkin is good to use so that you can roll them easily into balls. I also recommend a Bailey Chair for feeding dogs with megaesophagus in. This keeps the feedings elevated and helps prevent regurgitation and aspiration. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns!

Great question! Check out these two websites below. They are run by veterinary nutritionists, and provide balanced and healthy recipes for homemade diets for dogs: https://secure.balanceit.com https://www.petdiets.com

Hi there! I highly recommend the website www.balanceit.com if you want to start a homemade (or partially homemade) diet for Otis. It was designed by a veterinary nutritionist, and will help you formulate a balanced diet for your pet that takes into account his age, body condition, any medical issues he might have, etc. It will also recommend any appropriate additives or supplements, if needed.

I would consult a veterinary nutritionist, but I don't know that there are any where you are located. Another good option is the website balanceit.com. They will help you formulate balanced recipes and I believe there is a free option as well.

Hi there and thank you for using Pet Coach! If you are planning on formulating a diet for Tipou, I would highly recommend visiting the following website: www.balanceit.com This website will help you formulate a homemade diet that is balanced and complete. It will also list ingredients that are safe for use in homemade diets. Use the Autobalancer feature on this website and remember to look into buying one of the vitamin / mineral supplements on this site to ensure Tipou is eating a well balanced diet of vitamins / nutrients / minerals. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I am also available via phone or text consultation. Please remember to rate this post as helpful or not. Thank you!

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. I'm sorry to hear that Rooney has been diagnosed with megaesophagus. This means that the esophagus is abnormally enlarged/dilated, and does not move food down toward the stomach appropriately. This can make dogs more prone to regurgitating their food or water, meaning the food or water falls from their mouth after eating/drinking. Dogs with megaesophagus are more likely to develop aspiration pneumonia, which can be life-threatening. The type of food is not as important as how you feed Rooney. It will be important to feed Rooney in an upright position, and offer him meatballs of wet dog food one at a time. There are specific dog feeding chairs, called Bailey chairs, that you can purchase online, that help dogs with megaesophagus eat upright. I hope this is helpful!

Hi there! It's certainly possible to feed Titus a homemade diet long-term if you want to - but you do need to be sure that what you're feeding him is complete and balanced. This can be more complicated than it sounds, so it's hard to give a good answer here - especially since he has some health conditions to take into account. I really like the website www.balanceit.com for clients who want to feed a home-cooked diet to their pets. It's run by a veterinary nutritionist, and will walk you through how to put together a balanced diet for Titus.