I had a beagle. He had a very sweet disposition. His name was Buddy and it fits. He liked to sleep under the covers. However, he really likes to eat. It was hard to control his eating because of other people in the house. When he first started getting sick, he 's slipped on his housetraining and urinated in the rug. He drank a lot of water too. He may had asked to go out. Most everyone here except me ignored him when he asked to go out so it might not have been his fault. I sure hope he was not a diabetic. Drinking a lot and urinating a lot are signs of diabetes. The fact that he was overweight was a contributing factor to disease. Anyway, these symptoms might have been warning signs of a more serious condition. I don't know if he was sick prior to his attack of pancreatis or not. I did not have the money to have the testing at the vet to see if he had anything else.
Buddy ate anything and everything like there is no tomorrow. He was 53 lbs. which is over double his normal weight. My grown children live with me and so do my grandchildren. I had been preaching to them forever about leaving food around to no avail. Anyway, I left the house Sunday when my granddaughter gave Buddy a whole pack of pepperoni. He immediately got sick. Vomited all over the place. He stopped eating. When he drank water, he just threw it up. I thought he just had a belly ache. But, after 2 days, I knew I had to take him to the vet. So, I took him. The Vet said it was pancreatitis. My dog was in a lot of pain. The Vet said that his pancreas was inflamed because it couldn't process that much fat at one time. So, since I was limited on funds, the vet ran a test to make sure, it cost $53.00. The exam was $46.00. All and all, it cost $207.00. He gave Buddy a pain reliever shot, gave him something for the belly ache and instead of an IV, he put water under Buddy 's skin to be absorbed into the body. He cant eat or drink anything at all (vet 's orders) not that he could. Buddy was very dehydrated. I had to take him back the next day for more water under the skin, another pain shot and stomach ache medicine. He 's feeling better but he 's not over it yet. The vet said he still could die. I had to take him back the 3rd day when the vet said he'd get him to eat something bland like rice to no avail. The good news from this experience is that Buddy lost 13 lbs in less than one week.
Symptoms were: he vomited everything he ate or drank, he soon quit eating even giving up his favorite dog bisquits, he laid around and didn't act normal, dehydration. His stomach hurt and was sensitive, he laid around like he was gong to die. He had eaten a whole pack of pepperoni. I took him to the vet. I didn't know he was this bad off. I didn't think he 'd die but he did.
Pancreatitis causes in dogs: high fat diet, certain medication, predisposition, overweight, fatty foods .... for instance if the dog eats too much fat at one time its too much for the pancreas to handle. It becomes inflamed and can over produce digestive juices - if left untreated it will digest the organs around it.
dogs treatment: several days without anything by mouth - no water, no food - to let the Pancreas rest - You will have to take the dog to the vet in order to get liquids into him cause he will dehydrate if he hasn't already. The vet can give your dog pain killers cause this ailment is extremely painful. He will give him antibiotics and something for nausea. If your dog does survive, you will have to feed him a bland diet afterwards like plain rice, boiled chicken without grease. You will also have to give him antibiotic pills cause the risk of infection is extremely high. Then, after he recovers, you will have to watch his food intake. Its best not to give your dog table scraps. A low fat diet dog food is best. Anyway, my dog died from pancreatitis. I thought he was getting better. The vet told me Saturday to start trying to feed him. However, he didn't want to eat or drink anything. He just wanted to be left alone. He 'd laid around and would not move. When he did get up, he walked sideways, staggering and fell back down. When I let him out side, he would crawl under the porch and lay there. I had another dog do this before she died. Dogs like most animals hunt a dark, quiet, cool place to die. Just before he died, he bled out his nose and mouth. I wished I had put him to sleep cause he suffered a great deal.
After thought, never feed you pet table scraps. Make sure everyone in your family doesn't either. A dog can manipulate children into giving it food scraps easily so make sure they understand that if they sneak the dog human food, they could be killing him. Table scraps are too rich for a dog/cat's body's system.
Take your dog to the vet at least once a year for a check up. Vets like to see you twice a year. Make sure you get the dog shots on time. If your dog has to be hospitalized, you will have to pay for these routine shots like rabies, bordello cause the vet says he could infect other pets at the hospital. So, this will just increase your bill.
