Brit, I don't have any first-hand experience with pancreatitis, but I don't think the doc would recommend fluids if Jackson didn't need them. I believe pumping fluid into a non-dehydrated dog would be risky and make them sick, so a doc wouldn't do it.
One could argue that the cPL should have been done right away, and now you know that for the future, or that there was a more efficient means of handling lab tests. However, I don't think the doctor wanted to rack up the bill.
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