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Originally Posted by cristinaberger  After two days of being on IV fluids, I took my dog to the ER for the weekend. They said her blood results are off the chart, with values 30 times as high as normal for the enzymes and they said she would need at least 7 more days on IV and even then she would have a low chance of survival because she was in such a bad shape. They gave me an estimate I could not afford 10 thousand dollars (I already paid 800 for the past two days that I didn't have), so I had to make the difficult choice of letting her go. She was only 2, not sure how she got in such a bad shape and such a bad case of pancreatitis, even the vet said that she has rarely seen so high numbers in any dogs. I am not trying to justify my choice, it was really hard to sign that paper, but my family comes first and can't starve my kids because my dog had a genetic disorder I did not know about. The vet basically said that her blood fats was so high that no diet can justify such high numbers. She was not able to process the fat and it all added up. |
I'm so sorry, I wish they had been able to do more, but at least she's out of her pain. Human foods, even soups, can be way too high in fat for a dog and since dogs have different nutritional requirements, it's hard to give an adequate canine diet without special guidance from a canine dietitian. Also, Yorkies are really susceptible, to pancreatitis and such foods as bacon and liverwurst should be avoided. I've given dogs liverwurst before when I wanted them to take a pill, but it's so high in fat it really shouldn't be given as a food. Again, I'm really sorry this happened to you, it's scary how fast they can go downhill.