Pancreatitis

[Moll. 1,793]

My old lurcher bitch has developed pancreatitis.

She must now be on a low fat diet, and i mean practically no fat. I refuse to put her on a dry food diet but will stretch to allowing tinned meat (Chappie etc) but would prefer 'proper meat' for the majority of her diet.

I know chicken and rabbit is good but i would like to give some red meats....is there a guaranteed way of drastically reducing the amount of fat in other foods?

[airbourne 128]

my brother's dog had pancreatitis he had to feed his pancreas from a pig every day to control it.

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[riohog 5,939]

My old lurcher bitch has developed pancreatitis.

She must now be on a low fat diet, and i mean practically no fat. I refuse to put her on a dry food diet but will stretch to allowing tinned meat (Chappie etc) but would prefer 'proper meat' for the majority of her diet.

I know chicken and rabbit is good but i would like to give some red meats....is there a guaranteed way of drastically reducing the amount of fat in other foods?

 

venison if you can get your hands on it little to no fat

[Moll. 1,793]

You are a star

[Guest chook]

I would look in to how bad the pancreatitis is and what type - one of mine suffered with it

and was told she would have to have a low fat diet for the rest of her life,

we know what caused hers, to many turcky carcases, since not feeding her

these any more, shes been fine and is back on normal food.

 

The feeding of other animals pancreas is well worth looking in to,

but it does depend on the type of pancreatitis, its normaly

dogs with EPI who need the extra enzimes in their food, the pancreas should be mixed with the food

so it partly digests, before feeding it to the dog.

 

http://www.ehow.com/way_5418435_feed-dogs-exocrine-pancreatic-insufficiency.html

 

Theres a few different types of meats on this.

http://www.ehow.com/way_5184710_raw-meat-diet-dogs-pancreatitis.html

[Moll. 1,793]

She has some condition which means she does not empty her gut properly, no idea what caused it, fine and dandy one day, unable to get out of her bed the next. She has been fed predominantly raw all her life, but i do also give the odd tinned meat, rarely dry, and occasionally cooked meat with pasta/rice.

 

Her health has not been so good of late, has a different condition which the vets are at a loss for the cause.....smells like she is in season/attracting males, brown discharge, swollen mammaries producing milk...she has been speyed for 10yrs! All tests have been clear/negative.

[sandymere 8,263]

Most wild game, fur or feather other than wildfowl, should be relatively low in fat and cooking such as grilling will reduce it even more but I’d keep it for high days and holidays. I’d think about supplementing the fat soluble vitamins and perhaps trying some medium chain triglycerides such as “MCT oilâ€, though watch out for loose stools, as these don’t need lipase for absorption and act more like a carb. Increasing the carb portion in the form of pasta, oats etc is the main thing.

 

The secondary symptoms are a little worrying “smells like she is in season/attracting males, brown discharge, swollen mammaries producing milk..â€, what investigations have been done so far?

Regards S

[Moll. 1,793]

Thanks Sandy.

Her symptoms started off with the sexy smell, then after a few days noticed her vulva had swollen. Then about a week later noticed her nipples had enlarged, then the mammaries, and milk production. After about 2mths of this it went away for a couple of months then returned again, got rid of it the last time with the drugs you give bitches to bring them out of season...although i am not sure if the drugs worked or if it just naturally went away as it took about 2wks to go? Been a few months since and she has the smell again...slightly, not enough to drive the dogs bonkers but enough they are occasionally interested.

I cannot remember all the tests, scans, x rays etc she has had, but they were numerous. Every single vet in the practise (and there are a lot) all knew about her before they even saw her as it had been discussed so much in the practise. My brain is having a dead day today so i cannot remember all the terms etc

The only thing left to try was an MRI scan to see if she had a brain tumour, but other things did not correlate with that diagnosis, and the vet felt she has probably had enough tests etc to last her a lifetime and not to put her through any more. And i agreed, she is a very intelligent bitch, and mentally suffers each time she is in the vets...you can literally see her age after each time.

 

Regarding her diet, i am just going to plod along with low fat tinned food, with raw chicken/rabbit/venny etc about 1-2 x per week. And some tree barks powder. If it happens that she is still having problems then i will consider PTS. Don't want her suffering any more than she already has, she has been the best dog in the world and deserves the best i can do for her now.

[sandymere 8,263]

Sounds a sensible plan, recon if the odd bit of rabbit or such like doesn’t result in pain afterwards then it will make the dog happy and that’s what it’s about. Sometimes it’s about quality of life and we can get lost in wanting to know a diagnosis when really it doesn’t make a deal of difference to the dog or the outcome.

Pm if you want any more info

regards.

[Moll. 1,793]

Thank you very much Sandy.x.