Volume of fat to cause canine pancreatitis?

RE: Volume of fat to cause canine pancreatitis?

Tomas Hansen — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 19:32:36 GMT

Thank you for the informative replies!

Cheers Tomas

RE: Volume of fat to cause canine pancreatitis?

Anthony Dennison — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:57:58 GMT

[quote user="Utlendigur"] Couple of weeks ago lab x of similar size hospitalised on ivft for 2-3days with pancreatitis after eating one of those fat balls off the bird feeder[/quote]

Whereas one of my nurse's weight clinic cats ate one and was fine apart from a few days of the shits.

RE: Volume of fat to cause canine pancreatitis?

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:40:40 GMT

I suspect that it is as much to do with the individual and breed susceptibility as quantity per se. Some dogs can eat anything and just shrug it off but one of my nurses' dog just has to have a bit of lean chicken and it gets acute pancreatitis.

RE: Volume of fat to cause canine pancreatitis?

Braden Collins — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:34:12 GMT

In some cases, very little. My parents dog used to get repeat bouts of pancreatitis when dad would sneak it a bit off his plate. I've seen it in other dogs with 1-2 sausages, so I reckon your concerns were justified.

RE: Volume of fat to cause canine pancreatitis?

Utlendigur — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:22:55 GMT

I've never seen a figure but I've seen it happen. Couple of weeks ago lab x of similar size hospitalised on ivft for 2-3days with pancreatitis after eating one of those fat balls off the bird feeder. Few years ago labrador raided fridge (butter + cheese) and had raging pancreatitis followed by developing diabetes. Ok only n=2 but both cases had no prior history and clear temporal link.