To Avoid Pancreatitis Feed Your Dogs a High Quality Diet

The disease of pancreatitis can occur in your dog if you feed the dog table scraps and/or garbage. It is important to feed your dog a well-balanced diet of high quality pet food. Pancreatitis presents itself from a severe inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that aids in the digestion of the dog's food.

Symptoms of pancreatitis in the dog include:

• A dog who suddenly starts to vomit
• The vomiting may cause dehydration and the dog may become lethargic
• The dog may also experience diarrhea

The above symptoms are of course common to many diseases in the canine population. To help your vet make an appropriate diagnosis, be prepared to give him or her a good past history of events of your dog's eating patterns and what you been feeding the dog as well as other health related history. A good history from you, the dog owner, will help your vet determine whether or not the dog has pancreatitis due to improper eating or some other disease.

If you have been feeding your dog a pet food that is high in fat, or a high-fat meal, or the dog has actually been getting into the garbage can and eating from therein, the diagnosis could very well be “pancreatitis.”

Certain pesticides and some drugs have side effects that will cause an episode of pancreatitis. However, studies show there is higher incidence of pancreatitis among miniature Schnauzers and in obese animals. If your dog is on the “fat” side, the symptoms described above could be an episode of pancreatitis. Your vet will need to make the final diagnosis. If your dog vomits repeatedly, call your vet immediately as you do not want him or her dehydrating. Force water and some Pedialyte if repeated vomiting and diarrhea occurs during the time you await your vet’s appointment or in route to the emergency vet clinic.

Episodes of pancreatitis requires vet examination. The pancreas of a dog makes digestive enzymes in an inactive form. These are then changed to the active form when they enter the small intestine of your dog. When a dog develops pancreatitis, the active enzyme is made in the pancreas and the organ digests itself. Damage to the pancreas may lead to diabetes and loss of liver function.

When your dog is diagnosed with pancreatitis, the intestinal tract will require rest. All food and water should be withheld from the dog for a period of time. If your dog is dehydrated he or she may require vet hospitalization so intravenous fluids can be given. Pain medication may also be prescribed for your dog during this time.

The dog normally responds to treatment for pancreatitis within a few days and can be put back on food. Slowly introduce an easily digestible diet to avoid diarrhea again. Remember, the dog's digestive tract has been “irritated.”

When a dog has repeated episodes of acute pancreatitis or other signs of diabetes, the final diagnosis may be “chronic pancreatitis.” Acute pancreatitis occurs suddenly and does not last long. There is no permanent damage to the organ when “acute pancreatitis” occurs in the dog. However, in “chronic pancreatitis” the pancreas does undergo permanent damage and possible loss of function may occur.

To avoid Pancreatitis, avoid feeding your dog table scrapes and keep him or her out of the garbage can. Always feed the highest quality of pet food you can afford. I recommend feeding a formula from Life's Abundance.

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