Princess might have Pancreatitis
 

Just came back from the vet, will get test results 2morrow afternoon. Got a urinalysis to check if her struvite crystals came back or not. Her last urinalysis was about 4 months ago, but got tested anyway since we were there.

She's been having very loose bowel movements, different colors (dark & light), all w/mucus & some blood. Even had some undigested chicken in her stool. She's a mess, no appetite, dehydrated, she hasn't lost any weight, but she looks skinny, maybe it's all the fluid loss from her little body. The only good thing is that she's not vomiting. She got the usual sub-q fluids, vitB shot, penicillin shot & she was running a low fever, almost 103. Came home w/Hill's i/d canned food & antibiotics (start 2morrow).

I think it started when I gave her some beef canned food mixed w/her kibble over the weekend. It was the last can I had & she didn't want to eat her kibble, so I gave it to her. She ate it up but had loose BM that evening. She still had a good appetite & ate her raw food for dinner. The next morning, she wouldn't eat & her BM was worse. IDK if it was a combo of the higher fat foods or what, but she was doing so well w/the raw food until I gave her the canned food. Vet thinks the canned food did it.

She has a history of having colitis episodes & @ her last really bad one, vet said to be very careful or it might escalate to pancreatitis. She ate 2 tbspns of the i/d & is resting now. Will go for a walk in about 2 hrs. I'm just hoping it's not pancreatitis...will update 2morrow w/her test results. Please say a little prayer for Princess, I am so worried for her. Thank you!

Took these w/my cell phone 2day, coming back home fm the vet...her back is all puffy from the sub-q fluid Attachment 391503Attachment 391502 didn't put on her harness bc of the sub-q...she got to walk leash free fm the parking garage to our unit...she was very good, even looked back to check if I was following her loll.

Praying for Princess.. hope she's feeling better soon!

Oh poor Princess. Hope she's feeling better soon. Prayers and hugs going out to you both.

Thank you! Princess is eating the canned i/d well. I was worried that she wouldn't eat bc she didn't have much of an appetite. She hasn't had a BM yet...Something funny, during our walkies, the sub-q fluids migrated down to her chest, she's got 1 boob loll!

Oh no, that's crazy. How much volume to they put in with sub-Q? Mine have never needed it luckily.

Sub-q fluids are great for dehydrated pups, her gums were kinda sticky & a off greyish color. I'm not sure how much they put in, but we went out 3 hrs after she got it, so she still had some in her. Now it's petty much gone & she's sleeping contently next to me. I don't hear gurgling noises from her belly either. I think we both can get a good night's sleep tonight.

I'm sorry to hear and hope she feels better soon.

Oh no! I'm so sorry and praying that Princess just has a bit of colitis instead of pancreatitis. It's nasty stuff. My yorkie had it in June and it took a long time for him to get back to normal. We were able to give him sub q fluids at home, which really helped his recovery. BTW, it's pretty normal for the fluids to drop down under the belly like that before they're absorbed completely. We used to say Scooby had "man boobs". LOL

Did your vet do the cPL test that is sent out to IDEXX? Please post when you get the results. I will continue to pray for a fast recovery. :)

Diana and Scooby

Lol! Needs a training bra! A one-boobed training bra, that is.

Hope she is feeling better...you're both in my thoughts.

Said a prayer for good news today.

I love her pictures. She is just adorable. :)

Jenny, just now seeing this..sending prayers that Princess is on the mend. Poor baby girl

LOL. I have never sub-q fluids and always wondered what it would look like.

Poor Princess! Praying she is doing better today and that she will recover quickly.

I hope Princess is feeling better today and that her one boob has subsided. Lol

Bless her heart, Princess looks so precious. Praying she doesn't have Pancreatitis and that she's feeling better today.

Thank you everyone! It's gonna take 4ever for 2pm to roll around, it's only 11am here. Will update w/the test results. Loll Princess made me laugh, w/her 1 boob...she's such a happy funny girl, stands on her hind legs like a capuchin monkey when she's saying 'Hi'.

Loll 'man boobs'! Thank you, I'm so hoping it's another colitis episode, not pancreatitis...but this time around, it was a little different. Her BM's were not that frequent & she lost her appetite. Whereas b4, she had to go very frequently w/urgency & she still had a good appetite. I thought pancreatitis was almost always associated w/vomiting too, Princess didn't throw up tho. Yes, it was a CPL test specifically for pancreatitis.