Oh I remember that feeling! Layla was diagnosed last October- I was a mess. Basically the food you need to feed HAS To be low fat. I coudlnt' find one that a) didn't contain chicken as Layla is allergic b) I was ok with the ingredients. Before her diagnoses I home cooked so I decided I wanted to keep doing this. I contacted Susan Davis who is a nutritionist that works out of a vet's office in California. Her website is
Holistic Veterinarian Pet Nutritionist Holistic Pet Care and I had a phone consult with her. She put Layla on a home cooked diet (basically turkey, bison, some fish- green veggies and potato, sweet potato or pumpkin). From her website I bought the Lipase Enzyme which is (in conjuction with the diet) what I think has made the world of differnce. It is giving her pancrease the enzymes it needs so it doesnt' have to work for them and thus have an episode. I get Layla's multivitamin and calcium supplement at
www.animalessential.com . Susan is great- She has worked with MANY other YorkieTalk members- with pancreatitis and other issues. The inital consult is 86 dollars i think- best money I ever spent. So LAyla was diagnosed in October and by Feburary her levels were back down to normal. The vet says Layla is "cured" but there is no cure- Her symptoms are just being managed by diet and supplements.
I know the diagnoses can seem overwhelming- i cried and cried- but once you get a handle on the diet- things will even out and be back to normal. You just have to be diligent on treats and everything your dog eats.
Hope that helps. Feel free to PM me if you have questions. LuvMySissy (Jodie) is also a pancrease expert and i'm sure would be happy to help, as is IzzyPrincess (cyndi).