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Pancreatitis is a tough one. Barney has had it twice, and he is now on a very low fat diet for life. Once your baby comes home, it is very important to follow all the advice the vet gives you. They may or may not change his diet. Please keep in mind that pancreatitis is caused not only from a high fat diet -- pancreatitis can be set off by anything that serves as its trigger, and not all triggers are known. For example, when Barney had pancreatitis last March, he was placed on a bland diet for 6 months. He was allowed NOTHING extra. He now can occasionally have some other food items that are low fat but we are very careful. Even something like bananas or other high sugar foods can trigger it, so fat is not the only culprit.

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