I personally feel that pups with pancreatitis do better in the hospital with IV fluids as opposed to subcutaneous. Of course it does depend on how bad the situation is. I don't mean to alarm you, but pancreatitis can be deadly....my son and dil lost a min pin recently to it...and she was hospitalized. We were all devastated. In looking back...she was at the vet all day and then transferred to the EC and we had actually considered a transfer to a specialty hospital.......I will always err on the side of caution in the future and hospitalize them in a specialty hospital. Not sure it would have saved her, but I do think it would have been a better place. I had honestly never seen a pup die from pancreatitis, but it can happen. Google necrotizing pancreatitis...it's really scary. I would be very concerned about the lethargy...yes, meds can cause it but so can the illness itself. They are weak and in pain. It's really bad.
I will keep you and your baby in my thoughts and prayers. |