Heidi,my pooch suddenly stopped eating and puked up everything she ate within an hour of chowing down.
Seems there is something called pancreatitis in dogs.
It is caused by feeding some dogs a high fat diet among other things.
I've always let my dogs be my pre wash for my pots,pans and dishes.
I've never had a problem with it as far as my dogs were concerned in the past.
Heidi stopped eating 3 days ago,puked up everything she ate within an hour of eating.
Since she is a Chow Hound,I figured she ate a few bad McDonolds scraps people toss over the wall from the Mc D next door.
When she couldn't eat her food OR lick my dishes without getting sick I got worried.
Today I had her at the Vet.
$260.00 latter I find out she has pancreatitis.
Some dogs get it in different forms or severe forms.
I find out tomorrow IF the form she has caused further damage.
When blood tests etc. come in.
Boils down to,Possibly if I never used Heidi as a dish washer,she may have never gotten the disease.
I wasn't doing her any favors by letting her lick my dishes before I washed them.
What we eat isn't that good for us or our pets all the time.
It is Diet related in general.
Heidi liked nothing better than licking out a pan I used for frying bacon or sausage in(drained of fat but still VERY greasy).
I wasn't doing her any favors by letting her lick my dirty dishes,bbq grills or whatever.
She loved it,AND I liked making my best friend happy.
But in the long run I could have killed her.
Another few days and she could have been seriously injured- serious pancreas damage.
This is just a warning.
I grew up leaving a scrap of food on my plate and setting it down for our dog to eat as a treat.
In this instance it could have killed my best friend.
So Be careful,in the long run what you feed your dog.
Before today I'd NEVER have believed that a few table scraps would hurt my pooch.
It might not hurt yours,I've had 3 dogs that died from car accidents to old age.Never from what I considered as common practice-treats after dinner...
Once a dog gets Panceatitis they are probably going to get it again after they get cured eventually.
Heidi is on a diet now that she doesn't understand.
I used dog cookies in training her.
All of a sudden,no handouts or cookies.
Just in 12 hours after treatment she has been able to eat dog food that is made for dogs that is fat free.
It breaks my heart when I eat dinner and she doesn't get to lick the plate.She thinks she did something wrong.
I need my fishing buddy and guardian at work(I'm a security Guard and need my dog at night,Shy Ann saved my life one night.She had to be put down after a drunk broke her back).
My dogs are lap dogs during the day but at work they are my protectors.
Most of all they are my fishing buddies etc.
Basically,be careful about what you feed your dog or you might loose them.
Dog food didn't cause this problem.
I did by giving her fatty stuff to eat that dogs aren't geared to eat.
The vet says this happens a lot.
We all love a wagging tail especially on a puppy.
But for a lot of dogs we are hurting them by giving them people food.
I don't know the percentage of dogs that get messed up from handouts but all I know is I could have killed Heidi with kindness.
Just after 12 hours of treatment Heidi ate and didn't puke her food up.
Hopefully she didn't get any other damage to her kidneys or liver yet.
Tests come back tomorrow.
Either way she is on a fat free diet for life or she WILL get it again.
Ya tonight she thinks I'm pissed at her because I didn't let her lick my plate or give her a treat after our walk when she did everything I asked her to do (training her).
But I'd rather get a dirty look than be without her.
I'll find treats she likes that are good for her eventually/soon so she'll be back on track.
Just be careful with what you feed your pet.You could be hurting them with too many cookies or giving them food they shouldn't have.
Seems there is something called pancreatitis in dogs.
It is caused by feeding some dogs a high fat diet among other things.
I've always let my dogs be my pre wash for my pots,pans and dishes.
I've never had a problem with it as far as my dogs were concerned in the past.
Heidi stopped eating 3 days ago,puked up everything she ate within an hour of eating.
Since she is a Chow Hound,I figured she ate a few bad McDonolds scraps people toss over the wall from the Mc D next door.
When she couldn't eat her food OR lick my dishes without getting sick I got worried.
Today I had her at the Vet.
$260.00 latter I find out she has pancreatitis.
Some dogs get it in different forms or severe forms.
I find out tomorrow IF the form she has caused further damage.
When blood tests etc. come in.
Boils down to,Possibly if I never used Heidi as a dish washer,she may have never gotten the disease.
I wasn't doing her any favors by letting her lick my dishes before I washed them.
What we eat isn't that good for us or our pets all the time.
It is Diet related in general.
Heidi liked nothing better than licking out a pan I used for frying bacon or sausage in(drained of fat but still VERY greasy).
I wasn't doing her any favors by letting her lick my dirty dishes,bbq grills or whatever.
She loved it,AND I liked making my best friend happy.
But in the long run I could have killed her.
Another few days and she could have been seriously injured- serious pancreas damage.
This is just a warning.
I grew up leaving a scrap of food on my plate and setting it down for our dog to eat as a treat.
In this instance it could have killed my best friend.
So Be careful,in the long run what you feed your dog.
Before today I'd NEVER have believed that a few table scraps would hurt my pooch.
It might not hurt yours,I've had 3 dogs that died from car accidents to old age.Never from what I considered as common practice-treats after dinner...
Once a dog gets Panceatitis they are probably going to get it again after they get cured eventually.
Heidi is on a diet now that she doesn't understand.
I used dog cookies in training her.
All of a sudden,no handouts or cookies.
Just in 12 hours after treatment she has been able to eat dog food that is made for dogs that is fat free.
It breaks my heart when I eat dinner and she doesn't get to lick the plate.She thinks she did something wrong.
I need my fishing buddy and guardian at work(I'm a security Guard and need my dog at night,Shy Ann saved my life one night.She had to be put down after a drunk broke her back).
My dogs are lap dogs during the day but at work they are my protectors.
Most of all they are my fishing buddies etc.
Basically,be careful about what you feed your dog or you might loose them.
Dog food didn't cause this problem.
I did by giving her fatty stuff to eat that dogs aren't geared to eat.
The vet says this happens a lot.
We all love a wagging tail especially on a puppy.
But for a lot of dogs we are hurting them by giving them people food.
I don't know the percentage of dogs that get messed up from handouts but all I know is I could have killed Heidi with kindness.
Just after 12 hours of treatment Heidi ate and didn't puke her food up.
Hopefully she didn't get any other damage to her kidneys or liver yet.
Tests come back tomorrow.
Either way she is on a fat free diet for life or she WILL get it again.
Ya tonight she thinks I'm pissed at her because I didn't let her lick my plate or give her a treat after our walk when she did everything I asked her to do (training her).
But I'd rather get a dirty look than be without her.
I'll find treats she likes that are good for her eventually/soon so she'll be back on track.
Just be careful with what you feed your pet.You could be hurting them with too many cookies or giving them food they shouldn't have.