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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Ellie saw the vet today.
I was concerned that with the soft stool not going away and it possibly being a flare-up of pancreatitis and with her platelets in question that she would want to hospital her. But thankfully Ellie looks great and that never even came up.  Her stool is fine and negative for giardia. She is on Metro for 10-14 days (I know...not great but fasting her and giving a bland diet didn't work and this is okay for her liver and pancreas, so I'm good with that). We will get the lab results tomorrow or Friday. There was no bleeding issue this time, so we are hopeful that her platelets are okay! We had an interesting discussion about her bile acids being up possibly from pancreatitis. Nobody can say for sure but it is possible.
Ellie's diet is now 18% fat which is considered low and the vet is hesitant to have it lowered much more (Ellie's metabolism is quite fast), so we will see about the diet in the next few days I guess. |
I agree, Crystal...The liver and pancreas issues are likely linked..I've read that many times pancreatitis, liver disease, and IBD occur together..Milk thistle would probably be beneficial for Ellie, as it is recommended for all 3 of those issues...
Pancreatitis "When the pancreas becomes inflamed, digestive enzymes can spill into the abdomen, which can damage nearby organs, such as the liver, bile ducts, gall bladder, or intestines. Pancreatitis can occur suddenly in either a mild or severe form..."