I'm new to this...so I hope I am posting in the right place! Hello! My name is Kim and I live in North Tonawanda, New York--a suburb of Buffalo. My precious little Yorkie baby girl is named Versace (Sachie for short) who is about to have her 4th birthday coming up soon. Unfortunately..my sweetie is in the animal hospital right now. Which is what has prompted me to find a chat site of other people who have Yorkie babies.
When I came home from work, Sachie was acting very strange. Not her happy go lucky self. She started to throw up white bile, but then the vomit turned into bright red blood! Imagine how frightening that is to see your 3 1/2 lb. dog throw up bright red blood! I immediately took her to the emergency animal hosp.
I thought that they would do an xray of her stomach for find something she must have eaten (however nothing was apparent in the house). The doctor right away suggested blood work and suspected Pancreatitus. Lab results came back that she was right--Sachie's levels were 4000 when normal is 1800.
Pancreatitus is caused by fatty foods. My hubbie did give Sachie a small piece of cheese, and my son also indulged her with a small piece of pupperoni treat. We normally do not give her table scraps (only occasionally) and we don't over do on treats either. She is a very tiny dog by nature and is a good weight for her size. However..I didn't realize that Yorkies tend to be prone to Pancreatitus--so absolutely NO table food or fatty treats can be given to her. She must be on a bland diet. My question is...does anyone else out there have the same situation or know of anyone with the same problem and what kind of bland food product should I purchase for her? This emergency doc said that they will give her a bit of ID food possibly tonight. Is this something she should stay on? Whatever she gets...my lab will eat too so I have to keep that in mind. The two dogs eat together and refuse to eat something different--i've tried it and it is fighting a losing battle. Sachie thinks she is missing out on something if she is getting something different!
Tonight her temp is coming back up (yay!!), she is on heavy pain medication (boo!) and is resting. She has stopped vomiting and had a small stool today that did have old blood in it--so she is getting it out of her system. Depending on her levels, she may be able to come home tomorrow AND if she eats and keeps it down. The doc doesn't think that she has any other organ damage from this, but it can't be completely ruled out without a full blood screen. She will be prone to this now--so I have to make changes. What does anyone suggest? Thank you!!