Pancreatitis in dogs

PoppyAnderson

PoppyAnderson

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Just had my 6 year old border collie diagnosed with this. Was pretty serious - has been in the vets for 3 days on a drip and had blood tests galore. Bringing him home this afternoon. Going forwards though, has anyone elses dog had this and if so, what food did you feed? Have seen a few (the expensive vets diet ones) and our vet has recommended a particular one (Royal Cannin) but just wanted to get other opinions on board before I make a decision. Thanks in advance for your input.
 
Hi...sorry to hear about your dog
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it's not a nice condition to live with...depending on the severity...its very important to fed a specail diet as high fat food can made the condition alot worse/even fatal.....a bland diet fed in small portions....to aid digestion.
I would go with what your vet recommends..diet wise....they will most likely use it for other patients and get good results..hence recommending it to u.
Familiarise yourself with the condition....it's very important to know what to avoid.
 
My dear old spaniel had pancreatitus....my vet at the time recommended Hill Science Diet - the special low fat/no fat version (HD??) it was very bland but it did the trick and he only had to have it for about 6 months. We were very lucky that he was able to return to a low fat ordinary diet (no treats above 5% oil/fat content, no scraps etc) but he had a full and happy life. In the end, the pancreatitus had damaged his internal organs and contributed to the acute liver disease so be aware that a bad dose "may" shorten his life, but with careful management, no reason why they shouldn't be fine and enjoy a good quality of life - George was A OK up until the last 8 weeks of his life and the vets were marvellous, but the pancreatitus is a serious condition.

Good luck and hope that your dog makes it....
 
Thank you all so much for your emails. I'm delighted to say that the boy came home last night and is already looking much perkier (and my wallet is lighter to the tune of £600!!!).
 
Imthink a few factors can contribute to it...there are in my understanding mild/severe forms...and can be brought on by a high fat diet and also some medications can have a factor in it.
We see alot of G.s.ds with this problem...but there are certain breeds more prone to it...I don't think labs are one though
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a large intake of high fat food can bring on an acute attack - ie gorging on leftovers at a BBQ etc, but a lot of the time we dont know what causes an attack which can be very frustrating in terms of preventing it again in the future.
 
From what I've read, it seems to be more common in smaller dogs, although I'm not sure of specifically which breeds. Not heard of a border collie getting it before though. Just brought Roo back from the vets tonight and he's been given the thumbs up from the vet. All she said was to be really strict with his diet now and ensure he doesn't get podgy.
 
My lad suffered an attack of Pancreatitis so has been on RCV Digestive Low Fat for the last 15 months .
He has come on leaps and bounds since switching to this diet and he has even gained weight ( he needed to !)
He's a Dobermann so it works out out at about £50 a month but we think it's worth every penny.

Glad to hear your boy is coming home, all the best
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