triglicerides

[knepprath]

My dog is a Pomeranian.He is four.He had some seizure like symptoms.Not real bad but enough to scare me and take him to the emergency.They did blood work and found his triglicerides were off the chart.Highest my vet has ever seen.He is only six pounds.So I have three poms ranging in age from 1 1/2 and four and 10.They want me to switch dog foods to less than 10% crude fat. and also to get them on Omega 3.My dogs are not liking the fourth bag of food now.They don't eat it.What would you recommend and make of this condition?My vet watns to retest it now but I don't even hve them on a food yet stable.They just don't eat!!

[knepprath]

The vet tested his thyroid and said its fine.He thought that was what it would be too.I have the blood work and there are areas that are red aler but the vet don't find them to be the probem.I was feeding my dogs Rachael Rays dog food.I can get more info from the bags t store.I believe I gave my dogs that night some rice mixed with hamburger meat to harden up there stools.I don't remember but even at that the vet said wouldn't sky rocket his triglycerides. I have blood work I you would like to see them. Yes the vet sold me an expensive bag of food and already returned it.So now tried Natural Balance and they don't eat that enither.I already trid to mix dried and canned and they tasted it once and that s it.

[Misfits4Me]

Welcome....I wouldn't think that ANY food fat content would elevate his triglycerides off the chart.....
Mild elevations can be a result of food, but normally high tris are a result of another disease such as Cushings, Kidney protein loss, Diabetes, Thyroid disease to name the main ones.
Do you have a copy of his blood work so you can check other levels that may point to the direction of another disease? You need to get a copy if you didn't.

I assume the Vet sold you a low fat prescription food? No, they're not tasty! If you are feeding dry kibble, you can buy a few CANS of the wet food from your Vet...Your dog may like it better or mixed.

Here is a wonderful resource to evaluate different foods.....You can check fat contents of each.....Please remember, the higher quality foods will have the highest fat, so that may be a problem nutritional wise! :(

I'm curious to know what you were feeding when this happened.....Thanks, Karla