10.20.08
pancreatitis dogs
In an earlier post, I wrote that my dog had pancreatitis. Symptoms were: he vomited everything he ate or drank, he quit eating even giving up his favorite dog bisquits, he laid around and didn’t act normal, dehydration. His stomach hurt and was sensitive, he laid around like he was gong to die. He had eaten a whole pack of pepperoni. I took him to the vet. I didn’t know he was this bad off. I didn’t think he’d die but he did.
Pancreatitis causes in dogs: high fat diet, certain medication, predisposition, overweight, fatty foods …. for instance if the dog eats too much fat at one time its too much for the pancreas to handle. It becomes inflamed and can over produce digestive juices - if left untreated it will digest the organs around it.
dogs treatment: several days without anything by mouth - no water, no food - to let the Pancreas rest - You will have to take the dog to the vet in order to get liquids into him cause he will dehydrate if he hasn’t already. The vet can give your dog pain killers cause this ailment is extremely painful. He will give him antibiotics and something for nausea. If your dog does survive, you will have to feed him a bland diet afterwards like plain rice, boiiled chicken without grease. You will also have to give him antibiotic pills cause the risk of infection is extremely high. Then, after he recovers, you will have to watch his food intake. Its best not to give your dog table scraps. A low fat diet dog food is best. Anyway, my dog died yesterday from pancreatitis. I thought he was getting better. The vet told me Saturday to start trying to feed him. However, he didn’t want to eat or drink anything. He just wanted to be left alone. I layed around and wouldnot move. When he did get up, he walked sideways, staggering and fell back down. Just before he died, he bled out his nose and mouth before he died.