Pancreatitis My little Sophie, (2.5 yrs & 4.5 lbs) just had her first bout with what the vet says is Pancreatitis. I could tell she was in horrible pain and couldn't keep anything in or down. Horrible. She has been stressed out because we had roofers putting on new shingles and then we ripped out a redwood deck and installed pavers. Sophie didn't like the nail gun noise every few minutes every evening for a week and somehow thru the stress she ended up with a bacterial intestinal infection and the vet said probably Pancreatitis. I've read up on this for the last week and I am terrified of having it happen again. It took 9 solid days for her to FINALLY perk up and PLAY with us again. What a sad little baby and I was praying with all my heart she would recover and that I can keep her in my arms for the next 20 years. Anyway, the r/x diet will run out tomorrow...what can I feed her that is safe for dogs prone to pancreatitis? The vet sort of suggested Science Diet, but I've heard bad things...I just don't know what to do now. Help! |
Do what your vet says...pancreatitis is something I wouldn't mess around with. Especially if your already low on food. Doesn't sound like you have enough to even transition her on to something else and you need to transition slowly when it comes to new diets and pancreatitis. |
I agree, I would keep her on the rx diet longer, especially if she took 9 days to perk up. Poor baby. Stress can be hard on these little ones. I've been thinking about how I am going to have some big house projects done without stressing my boys. |
Regarding Science Diet, it is not a bad product and if it will keep your baby healthy, it is a great product. Listen to your vet. |
It's nice to see someone else from UT! Which vet office did you go too? |
I think I agree with you guys. I am going to call the vet and see if I can get a few more cans. She has been eating Avoderm dry with a TINY bit of wet food stirred in on occasion. (Little Ceasars, I know it was BAD) I stirred the r/x with tiny bits of the dry Avoderm, just the last two meals (last pm/today am) and she is so much better. Except that she seems HUNGRY. The r/x must digest very easily and quickly and I was told to feed her a little bit at a time and frequently. I am wondering if Avoderm is really okay to keep giving her or if it is too fatty or has too much protien. I think it says 26% protien and 16% fat. Is that too much? These little ones are so VERY sensitive to what is going on around them. We are going on a road trip with her over Labor Day and I am terrified that this will happen again. Seems like even the slightest change in routine upsets her little system and Pancreatitis can be fatal, sometimes very quickly. Me o My. If you are doing any projects around the house, PLEASE watch your loved ones closely! It just didn't seem to take very long and she was extremely sick... |
You'll need to go get more rx food so you can verrrry slooooooowly (emphasis on very and slowly ;) ) switch her to something else. There are a couple newer SD lines out that may work for her (should talk to your vet about this). They have ingredients that you may be more comfortable with (Ideal Balance and Nature's Best). |
Yay UTAH. We are in Logan. I take her to Bridgerland Animal Hospital. They have been awesome! |
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I have never personally delt with Pancreatitis before but 16% fat seems way to high to me for a pancreatic dog. Especially if 16% is in the guareeteed anylasis.. that is usually just listed as min. You need to know the max. If it was me, I would be keeping her on her RX food for now.. and talk with your vet about other options. |
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I am in Salt Lake, Sugarhouse area. Logan is such a wonderful little town. |
"I am in Salt Lake, Sugarhouse area. Logan is such a wonderful little town." We actually live in North Logan and yes, it is a beautiful place. Feels like we live in a resort area all year! I called the vet and was told that they have dry rx (it's id something) along with the wet rx and that this particular food can be used indefinitely. I am going to get more and keep her on it at least until after our trip in Sept. I just cannot risk her becoming sick again. It was too incredibly frightening. She means to world to us. We've always had big dogs, she is our first little one, and seriously, she is the sweetest creature on earth. Never done a naughty thing in her life! I do not think we have even had a need to even slightly raise our voices at her, ever, and we've had her since ten weeks of age...truly an angel, a gift from above! God Bless Yorkies! (and this website!) Thanks for all the support, I've learned so much on here! |
Any Dog food that is lowfat is good for Pancreatitis . |
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Not only should dogs prone to pancreatitis be on a low fat diet, but there is some evidence to indicate that high protein diets are not good for them. There are also certain ingredients that it is best to avoid (which SD does not appear to use extensively). |
Dealing/dealt with Jackson and pancreatitis over these past few weeks. He, however, was back to himself the day I brought him home from the hospital (he stayed for over 24hrs in the hospital hooked up to IV's, etc) and I had to keep him on rest which was difficult to say the least. He is also about 2.5yrs old but he's 16lbs. His was, I believe, brought on by a large amount of fatty people foods (sausage pizza, steak, chocolate cupcake, etc). They finally did a cPL test and it back in normal range thankfully. He is still on the Purina RX diet right now and it's been... 3 weeks, about since his episode. I am keeping him on it, per the vets instructions, for the next 1-2 weeks and keeping enough to slowly transition him to something else. Believe me, I'm dealing with the food struggle but I wouldn't be comfortable going any higher than 10.5% fat (which is what the Purina is he's eating). But posts above are correct, it's so much more than just numbers. I've learned so much from this forum in the past few weeks and there are so many posters who have much more experience than I do. But I absolutely would do a slow-as-a-snail transition onto new food and keep fat levels very low. 16% is too high, IMO, from everything I've learned. I've also read that stress can bring out pancreatitis, it sounds like your baby was pretty stressed? Did the vet say what brought on the pancreatitis? |
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