Gracie is still getting better. She did not have toxoplasmosis! The results now show that her liver is getting better, still very high levels but better than they were. The vets say it is very unusual for such a slim young dog to get acute pancreatitis out of the blue. We are having to keep her muzzled in the garden as she eats the other dogs poo. She is on Royal Canin low fat food and must not have any fat in her diet. Today she got the muzzle off and before my husband realised she had eaten the other dogs poo again. She has been unwell with diarrearea(??) and has seemed to be in pain again. She is unable to process fat in her diet and of course the other dogs poo must contain some......
She has been out for walks, stays on a lead but seems happy to be out. She will take a long time to fully recover, but the vet assures me that the pancreas is similar to the liver in that it can recover in time.
Does anyone else have a dog with pancreatitis? How do you cope? I would love to compare notes on our dogs.
Regards
Susie

I only know about 'human' pancreatitis...sorry...however, the poo eating I might be able to help with...I've had a couple of dogs with this ermm 'lovely' habit! I put some garlic paste in all their meals andf found this helped a lot...start with a tiny wee dot and increase gradually. I have heard that sometimes dogs have a reaction to onions and as garlic is part of the 'onion' family I suppose you should be warned, but I have never ever heard of a dog having a reaction to garlic! It also tends to keep the fleas and ticks away and I have never ever had fleas on the dogs either, or the ticks which sometimes plague the Newfies!

I have also heard about pineapple chunks being added to food to stop the corphagia, I haven't needed to test this as the garlic works for mine. Maybe someone who has will reply?

Might I also suggest keeping an old bucket and lid in the garden, put a carrier bag or other bag in it and shovel the faeces into it as soon as the other dogs go? It'll stop it being 'available' for it to be eaten, thus lessening the opportunity! If you get into the habit, using an old gardening trowel or whatever, it becomes a matter of routine.

All the best, Dawn x

Forgot to say, there is a theory about vitamin and mineral deficiency causing corphagia, but to be honest I don't really 'buy' into it...not with the complete foods that are fed nowadays, I still think it's a 'natural' habit about 'clearing up' or just that it tastes nice!!!(to them, not to us obviously lol) The dogs that I have had that do it are bitches and I always thought they did it because of their natural desire to clean up after puppies?

Hi Susie- glad to hear your girl is diagnosed and on her way to getting better. Pacreatitis is a horrible condition which you really need to keep on top of. It was recently discussed on another thread if fancy looking it up. My boxer (who lives with Mum and Dad) got pancreatitis as he was very spoilt and had way too much fat in his diet. Our vet put him a on strict diet of chicken and rice- this was about three years ago and he is still going strong. The limited diet may seem extreme but apparently the risk of relapse outweighs any deficiencies that may occur. You may want to try feeding your other dogs something that will put Gracie off eating their poo (I heard pineapple works, but am not 100% sure of that!). It was awful to see our boy so ill, not to mention having to stay at the vet 2 hours away for a week or so. He is now super healthy and back to his boucy boxer ways. Best of luck getting Gracie back on track.

Hi Susie

My 12 year old has literally just been diagnosed with pancratitis.  We really thought she was going to die as she was pooing blood every 20 minutes the weekend before last.  We ended up taking bloods & an endoscopy (see my post ulcerated stomach?) found that she had pancreatitis, she was put on RC Digestive low fat & within two days she was back to normal.  From what I have been told this is how we'll live for the remainder of her life.  I suppose that we've been lucky that she was diagnosed so quickly & recovered so quickly but we are going to have to be very strict (no treats, except the odd carrot - shame as it's her birthday today ;-))

Thanks for the advice Dawn, Maddog, Newfiedreams and Stormy 84! I always scoop up as soon as I see the poos, but in the dark it's hard to see. I have ordered a remote control citroenella spray collar jobbie today and I will put it on her and give her a shot when I see her eating poo. I will let you know how we get on with it. I feel that we need to break this particular habit if we can.
By the way "Pets at home" have the Multivet Spray Commander for £129.00 and I found it at this company called "Easy Animal.co.uk" for £69.89
See blurb below;
Multivet Spray Commander. Multivet Spray Commander is the most complete remote training solution. It is suitable for all dogs and puppies, it increases loyalty and resolves bad behavioural problems faster without pain or fear. This is scientifically proven spray technology that is used for training dogs with positive sound reinforcement. It is 100% safe for humans, animals and the environment, and it controls your dogs behaviour up to 300 feet of distance.

more information :  only £69.89
Regards Susie
P.S. I have no connection with Easy Vet.Co.UK except as a customer!