Can kill your dog!!!!!
A got a heartbreaking call last week from a woman who adopted a doxie from me while I was volunteering at a rescue, before I started my own.
She called and was in tears because Mitzi had been in the hospital for 5 days and they weren't sure what she had but she was dying.
Mitzi's symptoms were diaherra, vomiting, stomach pain and not eating....
I told her to call the vet when they opened, get Mitzi out of there and take her to a specialist....which she did. After a ultrasound she was diagnosed w/ pancreatitis and was in extremely bad shape.
I got a call again today...Mitzi isn't getting better and has a abcess in her small intestine....they are going in to asperate (sp?) and hope this works...if not she might lose Mitzi...Mitzi has been in the hospital for 15 days!.....and Mitzi's mom is filled with guilt...
Why the guilt?
She called me about 6 mths ago and said she was spoiling mitzi and had gotten her pretty plump....Mitzi should weight about 9 lbs and she was up to 15!!!! WTF
She was feeding Mitzi dog food and table food.....Whatever she wanted...she was "spoiling" her!!!!!
I told her what food to get and to get that weight off!!! She was killing her!!!
For anyone who doesn't know what Pancreatitis is ....it is caused by a high fat, junk food diet....more dogs are admitted to the E-vet after Thanksgiving then any other time of the year....
My heart is breaking for this woman and I am so angry....this could have been prevented.....
If Mitzi's doesn't get better ...everyone loses....please pray for Mitzi....:pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: :pray: