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Originally Posted by lovespandp  Not sure who read this http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...poor-baby.html
That is how it all started. This morning he woke me up about 5 and went diarrhea everywhere, then he threw up-
Off to the Vet we went. He did an xray- There was no blockage, but he had a lot of poo build up, and a lot of gas.
We ran bloodwork, Liver, kidney was all normal. However the pancreas level was high-
We did a pancreas test and it was positive. He is in the hospital getting Iv fluids and injections till about 7, I can go pick him up. (Once home NPO) Then I have to take him back tomorrow morning for more fluids and injections.
Then tomorrow about 3 they will retest him to see if the treatment helped at all- if so he has to be on a special diet- and can NOT have any table scraps, if it didnt help he will probably need more treatment-
The Vet asked me if we give him table scraps- I told him DH only reall gives him cheese, and lets him lick some sour cream.. He said dairy is really bad for them, they can not break it up- so they get all the fat..
He said since he ate the whole texas toothpick (with high fat) that was probably the last straw.
** I know some of the furbabies on here have had this- Do I need to take him off the Acana?
I honeslty know in my heart this happened because of all the table scraps he gets.. he mostly gets diary- I know it probably just has been building up.
I know for a fact he is getting nothing ever again, no more chew treats and no more table scraps of anything!
I feel so guilty for this- I am a mess.. This is all my fault! I just hope the 2 days of fluids help and it gets better!! |
Sorry to hear this. Uni has pancreatitis as well. We found out after she did not do so well eating lamb. This was when she didn't want to really eat, yet she loved the lamb. I now give her the lowest fat and protein kibble I can find.
As for "table scraps" I don't like that term. It always sounds like stuff you don't eat on your plate and are going to throw away, like the fat cut off a steak, burnt edges, or leftovers. I know none of us YTers would give our yorkies that. I still give Uni plenty of people food, in the form of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, fruits, etc. She is now on a grain free diet, and has not had a relapse of pancreatitis since the first.
Now about the Texas Toothpicks. I guess you didn't know, but Merrick has had many recalls of their products in recent years. I used to LOVE the TT. The first time I tried them was at the Muttropolis meetup in Newport Beach, remember when we first met? Uni loved them so I bought a few more. They used to last about a week long each. Then I started buying them by the bag instead of by the piece. They looked much darker and only lasted I swear 10 minutes each! I emailed Merrick and asked what's up. They said they haven't changed a thing (yeah right) and here's a free bag.
T hen come to find all the recalls. I haven't gave them since them. Throw them out! I wouldn't even donate them to my shelter, I don't want to make the poor dogs there sick! But as far as I know (or what I was led to believe) the TT's are not high in fat.