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Old 04-12-2007, 10:14 AM   #7
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Infant drops for gas and colic are fine, but, even better, try a Gripe Water by Baby's Bliss. It contains the same ingredients as infant drops but is all natural and not chemical based.

I had a phenomenal success with it. It is also something that is given to newborn human babies in cases when they have gas and/or colic.

Now, the above recommendation will help you to eliminate pain and suffering of your puppy but it will not eliminate the cause of the problem.

If the pancreatitis is not ruled out completely by the blood work (primarily, by lipase concentration in his blood), he needs to have Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity (PLI) test performed. It's a much more conclusive test for pancreatitis than a simple blood work. Ask your vet.

Was he vomiting and/or loosing weight or is it just gas that he had. If it's just gas, then it's food. Also make sure that it is not expired. Do you feed him dry food or wet? What kind of treats do you give him?
If it's not pancreatitis, it might be food sensitivities. It's common in toy breeds. In order to figure out what causes his sensitivity, you need to go on what's called elimination diet.

Your doctor will give you more info on that. That's where the duck and potatoes formula another person on this thread has recommended comes in handy. Commonly, duck and potatoes are given not because they are less explosive for sensitive stomaches, but rather because they help to single out the protein or carbohydrate source from the formula you've been feeding thus far that caused your dog to be sensitive. The reason for that is that most of dog formulas don't have duck as a primary protein source as well as they don't have potatoes as a starch or carb source. Thus, you can safely assume that it is something other than those two ingredients that were causing your dog's problems. Again, duck and potatoes will only work if they were NOT part of your dog's formula before. If it's not the case, look at other proteins like venison. Anyway, you will need to serve your dog with duck and potatoes and nothing else and see how he feels. If he is OK, continue the elimination diet by adding one ingredient a day out of the list of the food your dog had eaten before. The food that causes your dog's problem is the one to be eliminated.

If it's not the sensitivities, test your dog for any cancer tumors, just in case.

In the blood work that was already performed, see if there is an increase in the white blood count. If there is, it might be a sign of an infection.

Also, has he been vomiting and/or loosing weight or is it just gas? If it's gas, then it is likely food related. Make sure that it is not expired. What kind of food do you give him? Is it wet or dry? What are his treats?

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