Signs of pancreatitis in humans

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Avatar f tn However, if a dog has a bad immune system, they can get sick from things like raw or rotten chicken. Since your dog is showing signs of gastrointestinal distress with diarrhea, you may want to call your vet. But really, food poisoning from spoiled food or raw food is very rare in dogs as they have so much stomach acid. Since your dog is showing signs of it though, you will want to have him checked. Dogs and dehydration happen.
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 n tn D The best way to go is absolutely NO table scraps since human food prepared FOR humans (ie with spices and other things added to it) is the major cause of pancreatitis in dogs. Please understand there is a difference between human-grade food that is prepared specifically FOR dogs and table scraps. Spices, rich sauces, butter, basically everything that we use that makes our own food yummy to us makes it unsafe for our dogs to eat.
129422 tn?1222699589 Most recent blood work shows no signs of pancreatitis, but something has to be going on. Vet now (today) says perhaps we are dealing with a food allergy and wants us to come back in for another blood draw after 12 hours fasting. Says this blood will be sent for very specific workup to rule out gastro/intestinal issues. But if anyone has some info that could be helpful, I would sure like to hear it.
Avatar f tn I have had 2 bouts of acute pancreatitis. I underwent 11 months of interferon back in 1997 for hep C. Could this be causing the pancreas problems. I have been Hep c free RNA neg after treatment.
Avatar n tn Pancreatitis is one horrific illness to deal with whether in humans or dogs. It is extremely painful, and there is no way of knowing if expensive supportive treatment and abdominal rest will result in recovery. Most of the time, euthanasia is the best and only option. Even if a dog recovers from an acute attack, the pancreas is usually so damaged that you're looking at another one and another one and another one.... Please do not feel guilty.
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 f tn She was diagnosed just over three weeks ago. We were shocked to hear this news because she just started showing signs of nausea about a week earlier (no other signs before). BUN 83, Creatinine 6.0, and Phosphorus 8.5 (her levels lowered after 48 hours of IV). She is anemic and has pancreatitis and a UTI as well. She has been struggling with loss of appetite (weight loss) and vomiting.
Avatar f tn It can trigger an attack of pancreatitis but is usually short lived. My mom has battled chronic pancreatitis (idopathic, non drinker) for over 4 years and is 30 days post whipple. Amylase and Lypase do not always show elevated levels even if having an attack. Get a good GI, one who specializes in diseases of the pancreas... not just a general GI. ERCP can show a lot, stents can be placed in ducts during procedure which can ease pain.
Avatar f tn my dog has had pancreatitis 2 times he is 8 yrs old and he hasnt shown symptoms in 2 yrs. we got a kitten over the weekend and the dog ended up eating the cat food a couple of times. now he has diahrea and i have seen a couple blood drops by the poop. Is there something i can do for him other then take him to the vet. It is the same exact symtoms as last time so i really dont need to pay a couple hunred dollars for them to tell me what i already know.
Avatar n tn You may have an ulcer. If the BM is very dark or the color of coffee grinds its probably blood in your stool. I would get it checked out. Do you have stomach pain. Have you taken Pepto Bismol? Pepto makes your stool that way and is often confused with blood or and Ulcer.
Avatar n tn My dog ate cat poop covered in dirt. He is at home now doing fine and I have him on a bland diet of canned white chicken and brown rice only. However, his lower abd/belly is a little distended and hard. Could the barium cause this? He is eating fine, healthy appetite and bowel movements are constitent, soft stool, not alot of it though. I was wondering if the barium has hardened because he hasn't passed all of it yet.
Avatar f tn Very tender spot in right upper abdominal area under rib cage. History of high cholesterol an triglycerides for 20 years which appears to be a hereditary problem, Been on a variety of meds during this time for this currently taking tricore and provastatin . Mother had gallstones and pancreatitis. I also have esophageal reflux and esophageal spasms. Have talked to my family doctor about this pain several times and he has found the tender spot but has done nothing to test or treat.
Avatar f tn Treatment for acute pancreatitis People with acute pancreatitis are treated with IV fluids and pain medications in the hospital. In up to 25% of patients, the pancreatitis can be severe and patients may need to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). In the ICU, the patient is closely watched because pancreatitis can damage the heart, lungs, or kidneys. Some cases of severe pancreatitis can result in death of pancreatic tissue.
Avatar n tn 2 weeks later was diagnosed with Evans Syndrome. She hospitalized. Showed signs of Vastibular, pancreatitis. She passed away yesterday. Prior to the vaccine a happy pup. Running and playing?
Avatar n tn I would guess the allergy medicine you are speaking of is a benedryl-like product. That only works in 30% of the cases and won't take away symptoms already present but can delay/diminish further symptoms. Please see your veterinarian or a veterinary dermatologist. Your dog likely needs an antibiotic.
Avatar f tn I believe there are some reports of pancreatits when using this medication, however, if you only took them a half hour before being taken to the hospital, I don't believe the med could be the cause of the issue. You may want to consider looking for other causes.
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.
Avatar n tn My Beemer, 12 year old German Wirehaired Pointer, has been perfectly healthy and active until 10 days ago.. No one who meets Beemer can believe that she's 12..seriously..She's always been a fireball. 10 days ago, I came home from work and she wouldn't use one of her back legs...You could pull on it, bend it, put pressure on her hips and she didn't show any signs of pain...And yet she wouldn't use the leg..
Avatar n tn I recently was hospitalized for acute pancreatitis. An ultrasound was done of my gallbladder and it was normal as was the CT scan of my pancreas. My doctor still thinks I have gallbladder disease and ordered a HITA scan done. I have no symptoms of gallbladder problems, but the scan from what I could see and from comments by the technician indicated almost no contraction, a large gallbladder, and from what I could see no emptying of the gallbladder.
Avatar m tn Not only does that extra weight make any injury worse, it can cause the same kinds of problems that happen in overweight humans like high blood pressure, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. My mother-in-law killed her chihuahua doing exactly the same thing your boyfriend is doing to his dog. The fat-laden human food also makes her a ticking time bomb for pancreatitis, and that's not something I would wish on my worst enemy.
20820562 tn?1524877846 I do not wish to go against the recommendations of your vet, but some of the ingredients of that herbal tonic would be all right to continue as a general support. Astragalus for example is a good immune function tonic, and as far as I know, safe for dogs. Nettle is a herb which can be taken regularly -even as a food and is good for dogs and humans! I used to add steamed or boled nettle to my dog's food. Burdock is also a good herb as a general support, and so is Dandelion and Hawthorn.
1807187 tn?1316861276 s possible the diagnosis could be pancreatitis, but you should ask your doctor for an exact diagnosis and also ask what diet you should be following for the condition you have. In general, most docs tell patients who have acute pancreatitis to follow a liquid diet for a period of time then slowly transition to a soft diet that is very low in fat. That can be followed up by changing back to a 'regular' low fat diet.
Avatar n tn I have noticed signs of depression, anxiety, and his stomach discomfort for at least the past 6 months. His specialist told him that they didn't believe at this time it was Pancreatitis because they stated the levels would have gone down to normal by now. He has cleared all of his initial blood work, cancer tests were all normal, Amalyse is normal, and all of his scans show nothing else except that his pancreas is enlarged.
Avatar m tn 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog, 125 pounds for a 10-pound dog. Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.
Avatar m tn The purpose of patents is to protect ideas that investigators hope to investigate. There is no credible evidence that I am aware of that FIV causes disease in humans. Please do not worry and do not worry about your cat, the possiblity of it infecting you or you infecting your girlfriend.
Avatar m tn I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your dog. It's unlikely that pancreatitis results in acute liver failure/necrosis (ALN)- while pancreatitis can result in ELEVATED liver function tests (LFTs), it shouldn't cause failure. Cause for ALN include blue-green algae exposure (in stagnant ponds), sago palm ingestion, xylitol sugar-free gum, a few medications, etc. Sometimes end-stage liver disease (cirrhosis) can also cause acute liver failure also.