Pancreatitis in dogs is a fairly serious disease associated with impaired pancreatic function, which can occur in acute or chronic forms. If there is no necessary treatment, the animal may die.
Symptoms of pancreatitis in dogs
Pancreatitis in dogs occurs if the enzymes produced by the pancreas for digesting raw meat start to work incorrectly and aggressively affect the body itself. The reason for this may be an incorrect mode of feeding the dog, which completely lacks raw components of animal origin or balanced and nutritious feeds replaced by fatty foods from the master's table with an abundance of sweet, baked and processed meat products. Pancreatitis can also occur after other diseases that reduce the immunity of the pet. Some breeds of dogs (for example, spaniels , boxers and collies) have a predisposition to the occurrence of this disease.
Signs of pancreatitis in dogs can be both pronounced, and not so obvious, but present for a long time, which makes the animal owner turn to the veterinary clinic. In the first case, one can speak about an attack of pancreatitis in dogs, in the second - about the chronic nature of the disease. Symptoms of pancreatitis are the refusal of the animal to eat, depression, severe vomiting , swollen and stiff belly with pain, an upset stomach. With these kinds of malaise, it is necessary to show the animal to the veterinarian.
Treatment of pancreatitis in dogs
Since such a symptomatology is characteristic not only of pancreatitis, a number of tests will be carried out at the veterinary clinic to establish an accurate diagnosis. After that, the doctor will be able to start treatment, which is usually to comply with a strict diet.
Diet in pancreatitis in dogs is a complete ban on food for a period of one to three days. Even water at this time the animal should be given in very limited quantities, but often not to provoke a new release of enzymes by the pancreas. After fasting, some dietary products are gradually introduced: a little welded chicken or turkey meat, boiled rice, yogurt, low fat cottage cheese. If the dog was fed with food, then it should be selected a special kind for the sick animals. After an acute attack of pancreatitis is over, the dog can be returned to the usual diet, but with adjustments that will protect the pet from seizures in the future. When a doctor diagnoses a chronic form of pancreatitis, the dog should stay on a special diet for the rest of his life.