Pancreatitis and your hound

I am wondering how many people realize that people food could be too rich for their hounds and so the old saying killing them with love comes into play.  I know this sounds bad but our hounds will learn that people food is not good for them and most vets will tell the same thing as the fat in our foods is too hard on our loving pets stomachs.  The truth hurts I know from experience as we almost lost our minipin by letting her eat leftovers one night.  The vet said that the fat content that our little one ate was too rich and it may her pancreas shut down basically.  I hope in the future all of us learn this and our dogs live until they are 21 or close.  I hope you all the best health for your wonderful pets be it canine or feline

[Jaybay]

Yes, like you I found out the hard way.  My vet told us that every time a summer holiday rolls around that involves picnicking, BBQing etc., he can count on having several pancreatitis patients at his door.  It's such a serious and sometimes fatal condition, and most people have never heard of it.  

[VelRobby]

I know where you are coming from in regards to the pancreatis (pancreatitis) occurring with our pets. I received my min-pin in 2004 when she was only 3 years old, her previous owner kept her in a walk in closet 24/7 so when I adopted her she was very thin. I felt sorry for her and she wouldn't eat dog food so I just gave her "people" food. I nearly killed her unknowingly of course. She was drinking and peeing a lot and I thought that she was just thirsty and that the water had to be gotten rid of somehow so I thought nothing of it until the next day when she wouldn't eat and the vomiting started, along with the diarrhea. Also she had trouble standing up. I took her to the vet and the vet did some blood work and told me that she probably just had a virus and that she also needed to lose weight. The next day I got the phone call that we all dread hearing "Get her into my office now, she has pancreatitis". Her, my dog's, blood sugars were off the charts. It took a lot of insulin injections and a week of going back and forth to the vets with her before we finally got her blood sugars stablelized.
She is now doing great! She just turned 7 years old this past December (2007) and we I have been giving her 3 units of HUMULIN N 2x's a day now for almost 2 years. She still won't eat dog food so currently I am feeding her boneless skinless chicken breast and veggies such as broccoli and green beans until someone can help me find a diet for a diabetic dog! Home cooking is all she will eat.
God bless you and your little furbabies.

[smiley733]

I hear your pain and thank god someone in your vet office was on the ball.  I feed all my hounds raw food and why you ask ????  I used to think it was a fad until I got a 12 year old dog who without raw would never have survived as she has had a stroke and then was left at a relatives who had small dogs so she was not only starving but fighting the effects of a stroke.  We automatically put her on raw and a month later she was running around our big acre lot and you could actually see what looked like a smile.  I am not sure where you live but there are places in Canada and the US that have raw food packaged with Beef,Chicken, Turkey and veggies and fruit as well and also the bone is in as well.  The bone is raw so it will not hurt them it is when the bone has been heated up that it will come apart as the integrity on the bone is damaged when heated.

[VelRobby]

Thank you so much for you raw food suggestion. I am not quite sure what that type of diet entails but I am willing to listen to all ideas and/or explainations for a diabetic do diet. Like I said earlier, her vet doesn't have any ideas other then the Low Residue rx foods because Sweety has a very sensitive stomach. Or the old stand by of boiled white meat only chicken and veggies such as broccoli or green beans, she hates green beans! I know that she is getting very bored with this food day in and day out but.....
I live in a small town outside of Cincinnati but I have access to the "big" city stores etc..Don't know where I would buy the raw diet dog food that you mentioned, pet stores, grocery stores???? I do have to be very carefule as far as Carbs go. The veggies such as corn and peas are high in carbs which break down into sugar, bad idea.
Again, thank you for your input and all of your help.
So glad to hear that your sick (stroke) baby is feeling/doing so much better.
Take care and God bless you.
PS: I am new to the internet so as soon as I figure out how to set up a profile, I will. Don't mean to be so secretive!

[smiley733]

I would go online to look for it in your area and it raw food there is not corn maybe peas but the raw meat the dogs love it and never grow bored.  I have found that they have very specific feeding times as well which helps with many other issues I have read within these different pet chats.  I might look for the heck of it in the US for raw diets will let you know if I find some.
Regards

[smiley733]

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