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08-21-2012, 05:41 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: cincinnati
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| Pancreatitis or skin allergies, at my wits end I posted this weekend as my 8 yr old baby had her second bout of pancreatitis in a month. She also had an episode of hives in between. She has been taking meds for allergies for years, originally just seasonal. Now she is on them year round. The question I guess is, does she have food allergies too? Ive always limited her diet because of her allergies and for years fed her just chicken and rice. Then I found out that was not balanced and have since tried several high quality dog foods (innova, blue, natual balance, merricks). Ive even tried some grain free foods. Many of them she wouldnt touch but none made any difference. Ill admit I didnt try unusal proteins like venison or rabbit. She hated fish and lamb when I tried that. I have two other dogs too so this is an issue as its really hard to feel one something special or keep her out of the other dogs foods. The vet seems to have no idea what to do. He treats the symptoms and so far, thank goodness, she recovers, but frankly, I cant stand to see her suffer so much and cant afford much more. I have used all of my savings for he last few problems. Why cant they figure this out? She had had xrays, blood work, even an endoscopy last year. I am supposed to meet with them Friday to discuss a plan but dont have much hope. Now they seem stuck on thinking the skin allergies and pancreatitis are related so they want to talk about a novel protein diet. I certainly am willing to try anything but Im just not sure this is the answer as it hasnt helped before. Right now their plan is to keep her on Flagyl 3 times a week as a maintenance but if its an allergy, how does this help? I give her Pepcid Ac everyday now too with her allergy meds but again, she was on this when she got her last bout of pancreatitis. So what should I do? I cant afford a specialist. My own vet is one of the best in the city and is an emergency hospital also. Again Id be willing to look into a specialist if she ever stayed well for more than a month, i could save some money. So please share your experiences with allergies, especially if they caused stomach problems. Also experience with chronic pancreatitis. Thanks |
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08-21-2012, 06:10 PM | #2 |
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| I had a dog that was allergic to chicken. Took me awhile to figure it out. I think I would try getting a grain free with no chicken to start. |
08-22-2012, 05:30 AM | #3 |
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| I agree about the chicken. A lot of dogs develop allergies to poultry. There are foods out there that are very limited ingredient with novel proteins that might work. It takes a few weeks sometimes to see any difference so you can't give up without giving the proper chance for the allergens to be eliminated from the body. I do hope you are able to find something that works, you must be at your wits end! These are what I feed my two girls Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. They love all the LID flavors. If you buy at a larger pet store, you can return opened dry food and remaining canned foods for a refund if your dogs won't eat it.
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08-22-2012, 05:52 AM | #4 |
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| I posted this on your other thread...my guy has a severe reaction whenever he eats ANY chicken, beef, lamb, duck - you name it... I had a similar problem with my little male. I'm certainly not saying that it is the same problem - I am not a vet! We had several episodes of the vomiting and bloody stools...all about a month apart. My vet thought it might be IBD, Pancreatitis or HGE, also. My local vet tried several different things that didn't work. I finally took him to Texas A&M Veterinary School to an internist who ran every test imaginable. Nothing came back conclusive. They told me I may never know what was causing the problem, but we could treat the symptoms. I agreed. They put him on a prescrition diet of Royal Canin HP kibble (which he loves) and Tylan capsules, 2 times per day. I get these from my vet. He is allowed no treats - not even pill pockets...nothing. It has been over 2 years and we have not had 1 bloody stool since. I like the food so much that I have put my 3 lb Yorkie female on it, too! It seems to me that we may never know what the exact problem was, but common sense tells me it was severe food allergies and a imbalance of bacteria in his gut and that is why they give him the Tylan capsules. The tylan is a poweder and you can sprinkle it on their food, but it is very bitter and the only way my little guy will take it is in capsules. He will take these and stay on the prescription diet for life. You may want to try this for a couple of weeks just to see. There is no harm in trying the diet, and the tylan powder is harmless. Good luck - this has worked for me and I was at my wits end. The key is you can't give him anything else to eat at all! The Royal Canin HP is prescription food for severe food allergies. You can get it from your vet or get a prescription from your vet and get it at PetSmart. They have small breed kibble. Good luck! |
08-22-2012, 05:58 AM | #5 |
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| Please relay to your vet That Dr Mike Willard at Texas A&M suggested this for my guy. It worked wonders and I think Dr Willard is a genius! I had tried everything else you are talking about and this was simple. I spent thousands of dollars trying to figure this out. Nothing else worked. I also have my other pups on it (not the tylan, only the food) and they are doing great! I agree, it was too hard to feed different foods and they said this food would be ok for all. |
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08-22-2012, 09:08 AM | #7 | |
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Taycie also has struggled with many Food Allergies and a SUPER sensitive stomach. This is also the food she eats and It has done WONDERS for her! She is on RC HP Moderate Calorie because she struggles with higher fat diets. They always end up giving her diaherra. She is also on Tylan Powder as well. I don't know where we would be without it. She was such a mess before!!!!!!!!
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