[Ellie May]

This is an acute case. It can become chronic.

Acceptable fat % varies. Your vet will be able to give you some idea. Some dogs can go back on their regular food and some can't. The food that he is put on, if it works, then you do not want to change it at all unless there is a flare up. Changing foods can irritate things.

It may have been a combination of things that set it off. Chocolate is fatty.. But he wouldn't have needed all of that to set off a case. Sometimes it happens without a food trigger and sometimes just one tiny piece of something can send them into a potentially fatal attack. Ellie used to get everything under the sun from the table. One day it was just too much. Dogs just can't process fat as well as people think they can and some get it for other reasons.

You aren't a bad owner by any means. For your next doggie you'll know that most things are best avoided.

Wouldn't worry about treats at all right now. Just dog food (or the other option is a pancreatitis diet balanced by a veterinary nutritionist made by you). One food that works and stick to it. Wouldn't want to be giving treats for months and maybe skip them entirely. Be extremely cautious with canned/wet food and always convert to a dry matter basis if your vet gives you a fat % to stick to. Most foods from the pet store are not great for pancreatitis patients. Ask the vet about chews. Bully sticks probably need to go in the garbage. No pig ears or the like. Way too fatty. And it's adding things in that aren't needing and can trigger a flare up.