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Originally Posted by sharon  i was searching the threads to see if there was anything on this illness, and found this.
i am wondering how your little one is doing? its been some time since you posted his illness with Pancreatitis.
were you told it could recurr? i JUST found out yesterday my little elliott has it, hes in the hospital now. I am so worried about this, anything you can share is sure appreciated, and i hope your little baby is doing much better, |
Hi Sharon~ My Max had pancreatitis a couple of years ago. At the time, he was a couple of lbs overweight (not much exercise and used to get bits of this or that from us....no more of that though). He just stopped eating and was vomiting. It was very scary. I took him to the ER clinic on a Friday night and he had to stay at the vet hospital over the weekend with an IV. I was so scared b/c I couldn't even go visit him. I brought him home on an antibiotic, some Reglan, and a new diet (Hill's W/D). He hasnt' had one single problem since then. You just have to make sure that he doesn't get any fatty foods and your vet will tell you what food is best for him.
It's amazing how sick they can be, but they really do well with the treatment! The Reglan is a med that helps food move thru the GI tract, so it's helpful after they've been without food for a couple of days, but it made Max hallucinate, so the vet stopped it.
I know that it can be a chronic thing, but I think for most dogs, it's more of a rare occasion, esp. if you watch their diet. Good luck to you and feel free to PM me about it if you like. There's a lot of other people here who have also gone thru it! Let us know how he's doing!!!