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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  Ah brit I'm so sorry to hear the news. You will have to be very careful from now on. I remember you give Jackson steak and hot dog before, you can't do this anymore, its not worth the risk. I give Uni Honest Kitchen Preference, its the lowest fat food I've found. No more dog treats, I give her fruits and veggies she loves just as much.
I would show the aunt the vet bill. Maybe that will help the family realize its not ok to "spoil" him. Even though jax is a bigger yorkie he is still a York and a small dog. Hope he gets better really soon. |
Oh I was gonna say, I don't think it was the chocolate as you said it was in a brownie. I do.t think that would have enough cocoa powder in it to make him this sick. I think it was the greasy sausage your aunt gave him. She could have given him even more that you didn't see. BIL used to give Uni all kinds of stuff, till she got sick. Now he is better and only gives plain bread bits or fruit. No meat. The only meat she gets is plain boiled chicken.[/QUOTE]
Thanks so much, captnoonie! Did Uni have to stay overnight in the hospital, too? Or no? Ugh, this is going to be hard with my fruit and grain-hating boy. I don't want to stop doing clicker training as posted above.
Plain boiled chicken he loves so I hope he can have that.
It was a very chocolate-y cupcake if that makes a difference, not a brownie. Chocolate icing and cake too.
Anyways I shouldn't even worrying about this right now. I just want to have him in my arms ASAP!
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Originally Posted by 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. |
Thanks for all your amazing help. Pig ears aren't fed here, either. I gave him a few as a pup but they always seemed too gross and fatty to me anyways.