Chandler had a rough day yesterday.

Katherine said:
I'm so sorry for what you're going through. I certainly remember the feeling when I was dealing with my old lab that was losing her battle with melanoma. For whatever reason one evening she accepted a mini zuke from me... And so I fed them to her one by one, until she had eaten 96 of them. This... After not eating much for two days.

I know that you said that you have tried fish-- Did this include canned tuna, salmon, sardines, fishy fudge? What about scrambled eggs flavored with some ham / cheese ?
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I have done all of the above but haven't added cheese to the eggs and ham. He likes Mozzerella cheese so maybe if I add that. I was also thinking of grinding up a little ham and adding that to ground turkey and maybe just that little bit of ham will entice him to eat the turkey with some pasta or rice. Thanks Katherine.
 
I am sorry to hear about Chandler, from human standpoint we do not feed patient for few days, also it is important to remember that pancreatitis is very painful. We give IV fluids for couple of days which in many cases resolves acuity of the case on its own. Chronic pacreatitis attacks do tend to be more severe as disease progresses. It is a tough one. I think if Chandler is able to drink I would make nice broth and keep giving it to him, also give some pain and anti nausea meds if possible.
There were animals studies done to show that Indian gooseberry/ Emblica officinalis/ traditional Ayurvedic medicine powerful anti oxidant is helpful to prevent pancreatitis attacks.
I know that in cases of acute pancreatitis fresh frozen plasma is given to dogs to "cool down" the process, it neutralizes harmful enzymes released by pancreas
this is info from Dr Dodds website
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/liver_diet.htm
 
sorry that Chandler is having problems still- and that nightmare gave me a chill. hope that you can find something for the boy to eat. I have no suggestions- I have trouble keeping the pups from eating everything they see.
 
SheltieChe said:
I am sorry to hear about Chandler, from human standpoint we do not feed patient for few days, also it is important to remember that pancreatitis is very painful. We give IV fluids for couple of days which in many cases resolves acuity of the case on its own. Chronic pacreatitis attacks do tend to be more severe as disease progresses. It is a tough one. I think if Chandler is able to drink I would make nice broth and keep giving it to him, also give some pain and anti nausea meds if possible.
There were animals studies done to show that Indian gooseberry/ Emblica officinalis/ traditional Ayurvedic medicine powerful anti oxidant is helpful to prevent pancreatitis attacks.
I know that in cases of acute pancreatitis fresh frozen plasma is given to dogs to "cool down" the process, it neutralizes harmful enzymes released by pancreas
this is info from Dr Dodds website
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/liver_diet.htm
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Thank you. Chandler is currently on pancrezyme for his pancreas,sulfasalazine also to calm his stomach,deramax for pain,flagyl for diarhea,and cerenia for nausea,Hi vite drops for all his vitamin needs and a B12 shot monthly,as necassary we also take him in for subcutanious fluids. Unfortunately so far I have not been able to get him to drink any broth but will try again tomorrow. I may give Dr. Dodds a call Monday and speak with her she was really kind when I spoke with her in the past about Gypsy. She also was one of my vets teachers in the past so he is familiar with all her methods and knowledge. I should also add he has been on the pancrezyme and sulfasalazine since his first pancreatic episode and it has worked fairly well for him. It is just tis past year we have started with issues again. He has had blood work and an ultrasound and everything has looked fine. We also gave him a med for awhile to increase his appetite but that only worked for a couple weeks so we discontinued that.
 
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dawns2shelties said:
I may give Dr. Dodds a call Monday and speak with her she was really kind when I spoke with her in the past about Gypsy. She also was one of my vets teachers in the past so he is familiar with all her methods and knowledge.
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LOVE Dr. Dodds.

It really doesn't get better than her. And she is so helpful. She was great with me and my Cedar.

You pups are lucky to have a mommy that cares so much about them.
 
I can't imagine what your going through, when Vash doesn't eat I tend to get real worried myself. I don't know if I can offer you any ideas to help but I'm going to think out loud here and hope for the best.

Ham has a pretty high sodium content in relation to other meats like beef or chicken. If my pup can get his hands on something with large amounts of sodium in it he tends to prefer it to anything else.

So I wonder if it's the Ham that's actually attracting your dog to the food, or if it's something in the ham like the sodium. If it were the sodium, you might be able to use some salt to begin introducing healther options and then hopefully lower the salt content over time.


Another thought I have is, have you tried a pork chop instead of ham? Pork chops have a similar taste and can have a similar salt content they also tend to be leaner and because they aren't cured they don't have the oh so bad nitrates in them that bacon/ham does.

You wouldn't want to include the bone on the pork chop as that could splinter and be bad for your dog but it might be a healthier alternative than ham if he'll eat it.
 
I am so sorry for what you and Chandler are going through.. one thing about the cat food, it is high protein and might make him sicker..

years ago I had a sheltie that had heartworm and did not eat or drink and the vet said it was important to keep up her electrolytes..

wish I could help..
 
I know you've had loads of suggestions and have tried just about everything. I'm so sorry you're going through all this with Chandler. We had an older dog with cancer and he really liked cottage cheese when he didn't want anything else. Just a thought.

Thinking of you,
Julie
 
Dawn I am so very sorry to hear this news about Chandler. I know Fromm makes a pork dry food. I am sure you have tried home cooked as well as everything else you have tried. If I think of something I will let you know. I will ask around too. Hugs to you.
 
I'm so sorry to hear about Chandler's eating issues, Dawn. I have no advice to add other than what's been given, but I am thinking about you all.
 
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