Pancreatitis in senior dogs

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Avatar n tn I almost went with the ASPCA pet insurance because they insure senior dogs but after reading all the bad reviews online, I changed my mind. Thanks.
Avatar n tn Organ meats tend to have a higher fat content than muscle, and are also high in phosphorus content. Serving up any unusual food, particularly in an older dog, can result in a simple upset tummy with vomiting and diarrhea or more serious conditions. For example, if your senior dog has a kidney problem, the excess phosphorus in the organs might have just tipped him over the edge into full blown kidney failure.
Avatar n tn If pancreatitis is part of your dogs issue, probiotics and full spectrum digestive enzymes would be very helpful to take the burden off your dogs pancreas and allow it to heal.
Avatar n tn Please insist on bloodwork to determine your dogs kidney and liver functions. ALL Senior dogs should have these evaluations done yearly. Please get him to the vet ASAP and let us know what you find out. Best wishes,..
16928817 tn?1452455752 After he comes home he must be on a very low-fat diet, since foods that are high in fat can be a cause of pancreatitis. Dogs that eat a lot of human food are more susceptible than dogs who eat strictly dog food. Fatty human food will not CAUSE pancreatitis in a healthy pancreas, but so many breeds today are overbred (and pit bulls are one of the most overbred breeds out there next to labs) that they have problems that nobody even realizes they have until something like this happens.
Avatar n tn m not judging you in any way - some vets make a lot of money doing unnecessary dental work on dogs. In fact, our Siberian husky is supposed to have her teeth cleaned in a few weeks. My daughter wants it done because it's free and I don't want it done because the dog has to be sedated and I think cleaning her teeth is something that can be done at home. However, if your dog was having real problems with his teeth then going to the vet was the right thing for you to have done.
Avatar m tn As the days went on she ate less and less and would seem very lethargic in the morning and would perk up in the afternoon. Well when we took her to get her check up, her liver numbers were high which didn't seem to concern the doctor since they have been for the past two years and they haven' really gotten any higher. But her pancreas numbers were through the roof and she noticed that when she squeezed her abdomen she would flinch.
Avatar n tn I agree with Dr. Mathis, red spots and scabs in dogs are usually due to a bacterial skin infection (less commonly skin mites, fungal infection or autoimmune disease), and oral antibiotics for 3-4 weeks are likely needed. Your veterinarian can do skin scrapings to evaluate for the presence of infection, +/- skin cultures or biopsies if bacteria are not seen, or if the infection does not respond to appropriate antibiotics.
Avatar f tn Her breathing is somwehat loud and she is making some noises (pain?). She showed no interest in going outside with the other dogs. This morning: I left the dogs out, and she lifted her head happily when I walked in. But she quickly went back to her low energy state and didn't even get up. I've started crying again this morning. Any thoughts?
Avatar f tn He had a full senior work up, as well as urinanalysis and the test for the pancreatitis (negative). He has been dehydrated, not eating well, nauseated and vomiting. Is the next step to do an ultrasound?
Avatar m tn The cause can sometimes be unknown, but very often follows after eating any fatty food (Turkey skin for instance, or even chicken fat etc) Even a few table scraps CAN cause Pancreatitis attacks in susceptible dogs. And very often, when they have had one -unless they stay on a strict diet, they can get another attack in the future. Has your vet excluded this as a possibility? The treatment sounds harsh but is the best way to manage an attack.
Avatar f tn Dogs, like humans, need a certain amount of fat for good nutrition, but sudden spikes in fat can bring on an acute case of pancreatitis - particularly in a dog who has already had it. Chronic pancreatitis is darned difficult to manage in humans as well as dogs. Please post back and let us know what your vet has to say about the urine sample and your dog's general condition.
Avatar f tn I would hate for you to have to go through losing both your dogs. So please get the other one checked just in case. Goodluck, I am praying for you and your dogs.
Avatar f tn Abdominal swelling is a common symptom of pancreatitis in dogs. The fact that your vet did not keep her concerns me a bit, because the normal treatment for pancreatitis is for them to eat NOTHING AT ALL for the first five days to give the pancreas a chance to heal. Food (a special diet containing almost no fat) can then slowly be reintroduced. I am not trying to make you feel bad, but if you feed her people food while she has pancreatitis you COULD kill her!
Avatar n tn I have a 3.8 lb chi that is fortunately alive today because I would not take no from my vet..After $800.00 worth of test, I was able to go on line myslef and figure out what was wrong with her...Now, the rumbling in you baby's tummy could be from any number of things... Hunger, pain, gas just to name a few...If she has had a nuber of bouts with the pancreatitis,you may want to ask your vet to check her for E.P.I...
793908 tn?1294705109 My little Poodle Julie just had her 3rd attack of Pancreatitis...all within 7 mos. time. Each time it was back to the Vets for 4 day stay there & IV treatments. It gets outrageous on what I am charged each time. This time, they said her attack wasn't as severe as the others & I took her home tonight..after her being there for 27 hours, I was outrageously charged $1,036.25. I took her home with amoxicillin only..7 tablets for 25.00.
Avatar n tn Any sudden ingestion of a high fat food - including bones with scraps left on - can cause pancreatitis, which is oftentimes fatal. My vet says he gets slammed in the days after summer holidays with dogs experiencing acute pancreatitis. NO table scraps is the smart way to go, but if you simply can't resist those begging eyes, use common sense. Anything that is bad for you, is even worse for your dog.
82861 tn?1333453911 He can count on having several cases of pancreatitis coming in along with the usual overindulgence GI symptoms. Pancreatitis is expensive to treat because it's usually done in-patient and the condition is fatal more often than not. Much as dogs love human food, it's better to be safe than sorry and keep them on their usual diet. Educate your guests that human food is off the menu for your dogs no matter how much they beg.
455950 tn?1208891610 Have you noticed a change in the dogs bowel movements like are they soft or runny or do they urinate more often ?? I know for sure that animals need routine so meal at same time or close to it and don;t free feed as like us animals need a feeding time as a shedule like us. I hope I have made sense as I have 7 dogs and one is 10,9 and 7 and the rest younger. I have been around dogs for over 40 years.
Avatar m tn They are really still not positive what, exactly, causes pancreatitis but dogs who are overweight and dogs who have a lot of human table food in their diets are the most prone because of the high fat content in these foods. Our food is not geared toward the way a dog's digestive system works, so it can be the most expensive, well cooked meal in the world, it's still not OK for a dog to eat in any quantity or for any length of time.
Avatar n tn I had to put my 11 year old Llhasa apso to sleep yesterday because he was diagnosed with pancreatitis and was in so much pain that they could not guarantee that he would survive even with treatment. It came on suddenly...he was fine Saturday but began throwing up in the middle of the night and continued...he couldn't even hold down water and was very weak. I took him into the veterinary hospital on Sunday and he was too weak to come home.
Avatar f tn This may just be a passing stomach upset, it may be a serious infection, or it may be pancreatitis, or something else.....it's impossible for me to tell you. Probably the best thing to do is to withhold food altogether for 24 hours NO FOOD AT ALL. Just water.
Avatar m tn For some reason, Cushingoid dogs are more prone to pancreatitis than normal dogs, so it will be important for you to keep your dog's diet very low in fat. You also want to keep the food low in fiber and high in potassium. Cushings medication makes it difficult for dogs to digest high fiber foods properly, and high potassium diets just give them more "oomph" when dealing with taking the necessary medications. What medications does you vet have your dog on?