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Originally Posted by blades CAn someone out there shed some light on this for me? My 9 year old yorkie had an attack of pancreatitis about 3 months ago. She was put on special prescription food, no table scraps and has been doing well. Out of the blue, today she has very loose stools with blood. My vet is low key and just gave me flagyl to give her. He assumes it will clear up in 3 days. I'm a wreck. Any suggestions?  |
I can give you a little info, but not a lot and I can tell you my opinion for all it's worth. I have a friend with a little one that has pancreatitis and is now a rich old age.
I will refer you to this page to start with:
http://www.judithstock.com/Speaking_...s_in_dogs.html
Little one's with pancreatitis seem to always think they are hungry, too. There are two kinds: acute and chronic. Her vet did a blood test and prescribed viokase which is in pill form and she gives her two 425 mg pills a day as well as a special food. She splits them into halves and feeds her 4 little meals a day and she smashes the pill half into the food and mixes it in. It is important that her little doggie not go too long with an empty stomach.
Viokase is used as a digestive aid and in the treatment of pancreatic insufficiency.
I can't remember which kind (acute or chronic) hers has off the top of my head, but she can go a long time (maybe a year even) without any problem and then she might have an attack. In these last years, she hasn't had any for some years now. She takes very good care of her, too. She also gives her pepto bismal and her vet also prescribes antibiotics whenever she does have another siege of it. The antibiotic is important to fight the bacteria.
I hope this helps you some.
