Kiera has Pancreatits
Her liver was enlarged, her spleen appeared to also be enlarged and she was panting a lot and drooling, she is not a drooler. Dr Lori suggested that she have a series of xrays with barium to see if we had blockage. No blockage and then tests were run to rule out Pancreatitis, well it was not ruled out. Kiera has Pancreatitis and had to stay over night with anti nausea meds and antibiotic via and IV. Prior to this I had to get Kibble and the stores were all out of the normal kibble that we get, so I got something different. It apparently is the cause of this, too much fat or something and caused her bowels to get irritated, which caused the liver and spleen issues. We are hoping that this is not chronic and just as a result of the food change. Dear Kiera is now enjoying boiled chicken, boiled rice and a little of her canned food for the next several weeks. This comes at time when I have no kitchen, no stove, and thankfully very nice neighbors who let me use their stove to cook the special foods for my little precious girl. By all reports she was an excellent patient and did very well except when they would put other dogs in the kennels near her, she had something to say to that… She seems to be doing much better, but we will have to keep an eye on her and slowly take her back to her old food a little at a time. Does anyone have any experience with Pancreatitis in dogs? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Yes, we had a rescue Pyr come thru with it.
Hopefully Kiera's case is acute, that is sudden. Chronic pancreatitiis where the condition exists for a long time can damage the pancreas and if the dog survives it will have to remain on pancreatic enzymes to help digest food and insulin to control diabetes, if this also occurred due to pancreas damage. Has Kiera eaten her poop? This can also.......in some cases.......indicate a pancreas problem. Well, now you know Kiera has a tender tummy in that her system cannot handle fatty foods. You'll have to be very careful with her from now on, no chicken skin, no cheese, etc. |
| She does not thankfully eat her poop... thanks for the insite! We are hoping that it is not chronic and will clear up once we get her intestines and stomach calmed down... fingers crossed. We are feeding her in her own area and she is keen to get to the other dogs food so I think she is on the mend. Food face that she is... no people food, no fat and no raw veggies.... she loves carrots, so that will be tough on her. |
| Oh no... Well I hope it isn't too bad. Poor girl!!!
Thank God your neighbors are nice enough to let you use their stove! Hope she continues to feel better. *hugs* |
| Oh bless, I hope she will be OK now. We lost our dog last year suspected pancreatic, but we will never know. It came on over night vomiting, refused food, and lots of panting. drooling vet did all she could but she just died a few days later.
Give your baby a cuddle from me... |
| Awww L! I am sorry to hear about Kiera but hope things will turn around quickly!!
Sounds like you are doing everything right! BIG kiss and hugs from Addie!!!  |
| What was the food brand? For such big daft healthy dogs they sure do seem to get effected markedly by dietry changes. |
| Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Kiera for
a complete recovery. Big hugs to Kiera from Bogart  |
| Las Vegas Sheepie lovers Girl Hannah had an attack, here is the link for that and what happened.
http://www.oes.org/page2/9539~Hannah_co ... teful.html Hope your Keira is going to be OK, sorry to hear what happened and sending all good thoughts your and Keiras way. |
| Poor Kiera! I hope she feels better soon. |
| If the fatty food is a cause, could an excess of treats cause this? I'm worried because I give Ru a treat every day to get him into his bed, usually a 1cm square of cheese or a Markie (dog biscuit) but I'm worried about the fat now, also, how can they put that much fat in any dog food?! |
Poor Kiera..  .....feel better soon!!!!!!! |
| I hope Keira feels better today! Give that girl a big hug from me please! |
Hint of Mischief wrote: If the fatty food is a cause, could an excess of treats cause this? I'm worried because I give Ru a treat every day to get him into his bed, usually a 1cm square of cheese or a Markie (dog biscuit) but I'm worried about the fat now, also, how can they put that much fat in any dog food?!
Summer thinks her kibble are treats! I measure out the quantity in the morning and what ever is left at night she has in her bed. Arden Grange also do treats and they sent me a free sample. I havent looked for them in the shops yet! |
| just a quick note:
So far Kiera seems to be responding to the low fat and bland diet. She is taking her meds well and her spirits seem to be fine. She is more needy of late and glues herself to me from the moment I get home from work till I go to bed. I think she will be doing okay and will always need to watch her diet more closely, as well as mine... heheheh for all of you who want more information regarding this disorder Lisaoes put a link up about another member who's sheepie got quite sick from it. You might want to read that link. One of the the things that Dr. Lori told me is that I caught the symptoms quite quickly, so she responded well and her systems were not overly stressed. I also mentioned the food change in the appointment and the vet suggested we do a panel for pancreatits right away. I'm not going to mention the dog food brand by name as I don't think it was the cause and don't want to besmudge a business name. I will say that we should always be careful of switching foods on our dogs, I have had more issues with this than I care to have. So I will be very careful of this in the future. Also, I want to thank all of you who have written me on this page and PM'd me with support and encouragement. Kiera and I are both glad that we belong to this community, it has been a blessing. Leslie |
| I don't want to scare you so I won't tell my story but be very careful adding food back ie slowly and watch for signs that she may be in distress again. You might think she is better, acting better, but still go SLOW with the food, even if she acts like she is starving. |
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