[Dailydrool] pancreatitis

[racetrcker at aol.com]

I am not trying to cause trouble here but I have to say that I  took some 
offense at some of the posts blaming the recent surge in cases of  
pancreatitis in the basset world.  Most posters seem to think it is due to  an 
increase in giving our kids "people food" over the Holidays and that is  just not 
always the case.  We got Rocky and Lexie when they were about 6  months old 
and the only people food they had ever had was canned green beans  with no 
salt added with their meals, baby carrots for treats, and maybe 4-5  times a 
year they would get a pizza bone or two.  Otherwise they were on  Science 
Diet light food all of the time and I think that we were very  responsible in 
feeding them correctly.  Lexie got acute pancreatitis last  July and after 
coming home from 10 days or so in the hospital, we lost her the  next day.  
Rocky had an attack of pancreatitis last July, spent a couple of  days in the 
hospital, and then switched to a Prescription Diet LD on the  advice of his 
vet.  He also is taking a prescription for his liver and was  doing fine 
until he had to go back to the emergency hospital on Christmas Day  with 
another attach of pancreatitis and came home on the 29th with a switch to  Royal 
Canin low fat diet which they say is the lowest fat dog food out  there.  
 
To read that they have both been in great pain from the  pancreatitis 
attacks is our fault because of the way we feed them was  very disturbing.  I 
have always enjoyed reading the Daily Drool and  occasionally posting with 
questions or information, but this has not been a good  time for me to be 
reading the posts.  I am taking a break for a few issues  hoping that this topic 
will die down and then I can get back to reading the  posts that I enjoy.
 
Carol
 
 
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