They need to have no food, meds or water for 72 hrs with pancreatitis to let the pancreas calm down as it gets angry and can eat other organs if it gets bad enough - sorry to scare you but this is very serious and many dogs die from this and i almost lost mine and he ended up having to have a plasma transfusion through the jugular to save his life as he relapsed 5 days after the first bout. He has not had it since as i am very strict and he has been ok for 3 years now -- he is on an 8% fat diet now. He had a 12 hr fast blood test a few months ago and if you want to see if your dog is prone to this as many yorkies are if they have high triglycerides on a 12 hr fast then it means they have a high amount of fat in blood naturally and my dexter does as i never really knew what caused it but after reading this in whole dog journal it all made sense since i had just had blood work and the only thing off was his triglycerides were high and i found it odd since he is on a 8% fat diet with no treats so a light bulb went off and that is when it all came together as i have been racking my brain for 3 years trying to figure it out as i am ocd lol |