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Originally Posted by Ellie May  So, if amylase is released to digest food and amylase levels are higher in dogs with pancreatitis, it makes me think that under digestion isn't related (because massive amounts of amylase are being released to do that) but overdigesting (the pancreas starts to gets digested in pancreatitis I think) may be??? Hmm, I don't know and she is putting weight on but I don't know why her stomach doesn't feel just right since yesterday. We are cutting back on food now. It sounded like she wanted to throw up last night after eating but didn't. Goodness, I hope this doesn't mean more vet bills.  |
Gosh, poor Ellie. I wish I knew more.
I think this is where it gets even weirder. Because I wonder, even though she might be spilling amylase, if she is really digesting at all - today I mean. Makes me wonder if there is a middle man (receptor, catalyst) btwn the amylase and it reaching the actual contents, which I can't recall at the moment. Meaning, she's maybe producing excess amylase, but it's not reaching the food, her tummy becomes upset with the undigested food and she becomes bloated and also gets sick. But then, you're also saying that, on the flip side, at other times she may be over-digesting and perhaps over-absorbing as well.