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Advice needed: post gallbladder removal

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    Heather T
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    Hello! I have an 11 year old Chihuahua who has just had her gallbladder removed. She is still in ICU but I need to figure out how to best feed her when she gets home. She needs a low-fat gallbladder diet. It has to be corn free as she doesn’t tolerate (bloating/constipation) which leaves out some of more recommended formulas. On top of that she has no teeth and ā€œsnarfsā€ swallows kibble whole so the pieces can’t be on the larger size. She does not really like wet food, and seems to feel like it’s a treat not food and acts starving and offended if we try a wet food only diet as we did when her teeth were removed. Pre-op she was eating Fromm Salmon Tunalini. I am thinking that the Fromm weight loss formula may be appropriate, she is a little overweight, or was. I’m not sure to be honest she hasn’t eaten in days and I can’t see her in the ICU (Covid) and will be tube fed today if she doesn’t eat on her own. I assume she will have lost some weight over this whole stressful ordeal. Does anyone have any insight? It would be gratefully appreciated!

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