Shar has been having a few bouts with Pancreatitis for about a month now, so one extended slow smouldering case most likely.
She had her first bout with it about a year ago. Cleared up with just a week long diet change and she was fine. This one had us beside ourselves over the holiday weekend because she had a couple of days with incontinence problems.
Tomorrow she goes in for Day One of the iv fluid therapy. We'll get to bring her home overnight, then back to the vet for the 2nd day...he recognizes that it might stress her beyond belief to stay overnight with so many of the recent changes in her life. Thank goodness he agreed with me on that one! Then more bloodwork to check her levels..and possibly a third day of iv fluids.
He actually thinks because of the dogs both having softer stool at the moment on top of this...that we should switch them back to Science Diet (off the Flint Valley Ranch..which by ingredients and fat content is MUCH better!!) until we can rule out any other problems.
So close on the heels of the Dragon having an extended case of resistant Coccidia and losing our Sif to stomach cancer.
I would give anything to have all my animals happy and healthy all at once again. Its been Pet illness after pet illness since November!!
(Sorry if this belonged in Rants.....I wasnt sure where to put it since it kinda fell under both....Dogs and Rants.)
