PANCREATITIS IN DOGS

Obviously, you care for your dog very much. She sounds pretty ok to me. It’s you however that I sense need reassurance that she will be just fine. To ease your mind on how to properly take care of your Pippy who is recovering from a surgery, you might want to check out the link below. There’s a discussion on how you can make her more comfortable while recuperating:

http://dogtime.com/pain-management-dogs-aaha.html

Hi, my cockapoo had a bout of pancreatitis about 6 months ago and also spent 3 days in hospital. We had noticed that he did throw up a lot but were always told by our vet that was what dogs do. Luckily we had changed vets, and when he was really sick our vet was just fantastic. He told us our dog was born with a predisposition to pancreatitis. Benji is now on a low fat, low protein diet. Low fat is not the problem – low protein is more difficult. Everything has to be at least less than 20% protein, less is better. His meals consist of Hills Science special diet dry food and sometimes some cooked pasta or rice and/or plain cooked chicken mixed in. He is so much better! We thought he was just maturing and slowing down – now we know he was sick for ages! He has so much more energy now. Apparently cockerspaniels are prone to pancreatitis – poodles aren’t, not sure about shitzus and maltese. Our vet told us to go easy on treats like pigs ears, any “rich” food etc. It also means absolutely no bones: no chicken necks, no oxtails, nothing. Benji still gets pigs ears on special occasions (birthday and christmas), but otherwise we are really watching his food/treats. Hope this helps a little.

My dog is 2 1/2 and has been suffering from intermittent vomiting for about 6 months. We had taken him back to our vet and couldn’t get an answer for what was wrong. One vet thought it might be a food allergy. Rather than completely change his diet and remove everything, I switched to a sensitive stomach food. It seemed to help. We just moved to Texas and the “flare ups” are happening more often. It got worse this past week to the point where he was not just vomiting bile but his entire meal. I had already taken him to the vet and the initial blood tests appear normal. Further testing was sent to Texas A&M to check for pancreatitis. The vet did x-rays and ultrasound today and saw inflammation in his intestines. We are waiting for the blood tests to come back from Texas A&M next week which will tell us more certainly if this is pancreatitis. In the meantime I started feeding him Purina Veterinary Diet EN and he ate it like his normal kibble. He is also on some pain medication and something else to help calm his stomach.