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His recovery was rocky. Seemed to be getting better one day, then in pain the next day. I had been in contact with the surgeon through the whole thing. Pain medication was increased which helped, then he got worse again. 10 days post op the surgeon wanted a recheck, at which time they removed his stitches, did blood work, a urinalysis(he is a confirmed urate stone former) and a ultrasound. They found his pancreas to be mildly inflamed. This accounted for the added pain he was experiencing.
I got on the net, and found a good article which stated that carbohydrates require the least pancreatic enzyme activity and to boil 1c white rice in 4 cups of water for 30 minutes. It does a good job of really over cooking the rice and making a starchy glob! But, I started feeding Mickey small amounts of the rice, 2 tablespoons with some no salt, no fat chicken broth 6 times a day. He experienced no discomfort upon eating and afterward. His regular kibble was a higher fat content and this was causing discomfort.
Pancreatitis is usually brought on by your dog getting in the garbage and eating a lot of fatty rich food, but can also be caused by surgery.
Just thought I would pass this along to any one else whose dog got a case of mild pancreatitis. We are now on day 4 of the short term diet and I have added 1 tablespoon of 1ðt organic cottage cheese to 2 tablespoons rice and about 1/4 c of the no fat no salt broth.
