[Gina P]

Hi, sorry to hear of your dog’s issue. I’ve had 4 dogs who developed pancreatitis. 3 were aged rescue dogs so I’m unsure of their histories but while I had them all were fed a premium commercial diet. The pancreatitis occurred whenever they were fed additional “fatty” foods, even in small amounts – for example bones, roast lamb and in one case a tiny piece of meat from barbecue beef rib. The smaller the dog, the less it took to cause a problem. Your vet’s probably already advised you to cut down on fats. It’s the only thing that prevented the problem. However my large Weimaraner would develop pancreatitis type symptoms every year after his vaccination (they’re done yearly in Australia). Vet said immunisation wouldn’t cause it…..the vet was wrong. When I stopped vaccinating, there were no more problems. ( The dog was quite old and had most likely developed immunity anyway). Anyhow, hope this helps and your lovely old Pom gets better soon. Cheers.

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