Pancreatitis in Dogs

Dr. Lera talks about pancreatitis in dogs with Brady, a 10-year-old Cavachon.
When the pancreas becomes inflamed, the condition is called pancreatitis. Pancreatitis commonly occurs in dogs. There is no age, sex, or breed predisposition. Pancreatitis may be acute or chronic.
Cavachon is a mixed breed dog-a cross between the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Bichon Frise dog breeds.
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[@austind9712]

One of my dogs recently passed away due to pancreatitis. Her condition progressed rapidly from the time of diagnosis and she ended up passing away four days later. Over the last few weeks, she had been drinking excessively and had lost the ability to tell us when she had to pee. I also noticed that she had started tucking her tail between her legs more and more, and she started shuddering when I would go to pick her up. Every once in a while she wouldnt eat a meal, but this particular week she went a full day without eating, so we decided to take her to the vet. The vet suspected it was pancreatitis with diabetes and a possible bladder infection. The vet administered a vomit suppressant and told us to wait until she started eating to administer insulin. But she never started eating again. The vet told us to cook chicken and rice and feed it to her, but she didn't want that either. Eventually she started to have mild diarrhea but she was still able to go to the bathroom on her own. The next time we took her to the vet she was given Buprenorphine, which pretty much knocked her out, and she lost the ability to control her bowels. Her stools started evacuating and you could see that there was dark blood, which was indicative of internal bleeding. She never recovered. On the last day before she passed, she was given painkillers again and we were told to force feed her. She ended up throwing up the food during the night, and the next morning it sounded like she was struggling to breathe. When we took her to get euthanized she passed away after a sedative was administered, before the vet had a chance to inject the euthanasia. We had planned to take her to the vet the week prior, but were unable to get an appointment due to COVID restrictions. That little delay could have made the difference between saving her life and ending it. The vet thought she was a 5/10 on the acute pancreatitis scale. Boy were they wrong.

[@BeccaL2016]

My poodle mix of 14.5 years just passed away in March, and I still can’t wrap my head around it. It all happened so quickly! Mine was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis, which was fatal. I made an appointment with his vet, but they couldn’t see him for a month. I had to take him to a different vet. After spending $1200 with this vet, he was referred to an ER. My dog stayed there for a few hours to receive IV fluids. When I decided to take him home, he couldn’t urinate, so his dog bed was all wet the next day. Then I took him to another ER. They wanted him to be hospitalized for 1-3 days. After 12 hours there, the vet suggested euthanasia because no matter how much I wanted him to get back to normal, he wouldn’t, and his condition may have been worsening, not to mention the high bills. I had to make the hardest decision. I wish I could have taken him to see the vet earlier so he might still be alive 😢. He would have been 15 in August and used to walk with me for 1 mile a few times a week, like he did in December/January. But on the other hand, at least he had a good 14.5 years, and he didn’t suffer much. He just went into a long sleep. I knew two people whose dogs went through huge surgeries, then they died after 2 months or so. It’s us humans who emotionally suffer and feel sad, with a void in our lives. We miss their unconditional love to us that we may not be able to find somewhere else.

[@nowayjose6592]

Almost certainly carbohydrate related. Wild canines consume practically zero carbs. We know from human nutrition that when you consume fats with carbs, the body will use glucose from carbs first, leaving the fats to circulate in the blood or be stored (often leading to fatty liver). Eliminating carbs will allow the body to burn fats for energy so they don't accumulate. Commercial dog kibble can contain 40% or more carbohydrates. This leads to chronic high insulin levels, insulin resistence, diabetes, and overworked pancreas. Eliminate carbs and vast majority of pancreatitis cases will be resolved. Low fat diets only hide the real problem until it becomes diabetes; shortening life span and leading to high vet & medication bills (and a miserable family member)!

[@ch33ky0_6monk3y]

told me to give my dog hills id digestive....i have tried absolutely everything...chicken....fish....mince.. weetabix..... I just don't want to end up putting my dog down and regretting it his my best friend....all ive done os cry 😢... I feel like my vets has had my money and dont care im broken hearted 💔.....my dog keeps drinking loads of water....then he shakes all the time like his called.... today I went back cuz he still won't eat and my vets have gave me mirtazapine .....he had one yesterday at the vets and a vitamin b complex

[@joannamariev.octaviano3632]

My dog have pacretitis right now and he was very bloated. He is not urinating often like he used to and fluid was stuck in his body causing for him to be bloated. We were shock because his weight rapidly increase and you can notice the sudden changes in his body shape as well. He eat and drink well before that so the vet advise that our dog should undergo 24hrs fasting for his pancreas to be rested. Right now our vet texted that my dog is fine and now urinating and we can get him later. Dont forget also to monitor the bowel, urinating movement of our dogs

[@danielward3929]

what the vet didn't tell you about is the cost for all this treatment. my 3 year old american bulldog got acute pancreatitis. she went from 80 lbs to 50 lbs in a month because she wouldn't eat or vomited every time she did eat. after several vet visits a two night stay at the vet with blood work and x rays and IV for fluids the bill was thousands of dollars. the vet also told me i could take her to a specialist for and ultra sound just to make sure it was pancreatitis but that was another thousands dollars. i ended up having to put her down a couple weeks later because she her condition wasn't improving and i simply couldn't afford the vet bills. all this took place in 2011. pretty sure it would be even more money today

[@MaNarchicDRAKE]

My Weimaraner boy (11yrs old) just had his first ever bout of Pancreatitis. He was having Diarrhoea over two days and then vomiting with the frequency of diarrhoea getting worse (it got to every 40 mins he had an episode) , then blood appeared in his diarrhoea. I demanded vet saw him immediately. On physical exam he seemed fine, normal heart rate etc, then he let off some blood and the vet knew it was serious. A blood test later and his analyse and lipase was showing very high and the vet said Pancreatitis. Immediately he was put on antibiotics and IV drip for rehydration. He’s currently in intensive care 🙏🙏

[@Spyglass2024]

OMG pet people, after reading all these tragic stories I get it !! Vets don't have all the answers and most drugs cause more damage to our pets. Look up Holistic Veterinarians, there's heaps online. My Vet advised Paracetamol pain relief for my dog and ut nearly killed him.

[@ceciliaguerrero6694]

You said it’s not fatal but it is… especially if left untreated with severe symptoms of dehydration and weight loss..

[@adelarsen9776]

It's caused by the food. Commercial dog and cat foods are full of inflammatory seed oils, sugars, carbs and oxalates.

[@ddmr44]

Thanks for the informative video. I'm picking up my 15-yr-old Bichon mix today after a 2-day hospital stay. He did very well with supportive care. The surprising thing to me was that he was otherwise perfectly normal before I decided to take him to the vet -- seemingly happy, very active, alert, eating as usual, pooping and peeing fine. The only thing that was a red flag to me was his unusual behavior with me. He started prancing around me for hours, going up on his hind legs, and following me from room to room all day long. I decided to have our vet give him a physical. She did an US and saw a lot of "gas" that wasn't moving in his digestive tract, so she sent me to the hospital with him. I'm thankful that his was not a severe case. Now, I will put him on a prescription low-fat diet (I have never given him table scraps!)

[@nicholeperalta4082]

Very informative and easy to understand!!

[@lorengaldamez633]

Thank you for the video..very informative.

[@veelighted7]

🙏🏻🐾💙 thank you

[@daniellecyrene4788]

Thanks for this fantastic video. Where can we buy the Proviable Nutramax probiotics in Canada, Québec, Montreal ?

[@greergabor1121]

i’m taking the vtne monday!!! thank you!!! if they ate something really fatty for the first time or had blunt trauma to the panc, when should you recheck pancreatic enzymes? like days ? weeks?

[@janethowell6182]

What were the meds you mentioned?

[@DeasAnimals]

My dog had gallbladder removal along with intestinal surgery during the gallbladder removal because there was possible blockage and they didn’t want to take any chances. It ended up being a hairball (she licks my Jack Russell clean if he gets rained on). Also while in there took a liver biopsy. No cancer. She was sent home the next day throwing up. I had to rush her to ER because she couldn’t hold water down. They didn’t give her any pain meds. They didn’t give her antibiotics just easily digestible food and supplement sameq. One month my dog only ate 4 cans of dog food and they didn’t seem worried. Now three months later I took her back. Her stomach was swollen and she was in pain. I asked for blood work. They said we just did bloodwork it’s not necessary however I insisted. Came back and they said she has hypothyroid and pancreatitis. They sent her home with low fat food. That’s the extent of my dogs care plan. I don’t think this low fat food is helping her. She is a dog with a sensitive stomach even before this all started. The food makes her very gassy so I bought natural balance limited low fat food and she def tolerates that better. However, I think she ate cat poop in my yard or my neighbors are poisoning her. So I have been taking her out on a leash. Her stools are solid but she seems dehydrated but is drinking water. I checked her temp and she doesn’t have a fever but I feel something is wrong. She is drinking water but when I pull her skin up it sticks. Her gums look pale. I have had her to 3 veterinarians now and they are all horrible. Is probiotic recommended?

[@marclaberge5124]

what does an xray show you regarding pancreatitis?

[@geometron3646]

My 7-year-old spaniel had pancreatitis and was seemingly on death's door and then we put him onto raw food which improved him but after a month he wasn't bounding full of energy and so we put him on to normal tinned dog food that was for sensitive stomachs or lean and tasty