Pancreatitis?

Question

Hi,My cat has vomited,peed everywhere but the litter box,i took her to the vet they said that she may be experience behavioural,they put her on an anti depresent and clavamox,for the past week she has bin on it she has thrown up more then before,she did this at my moms to,when i took her off of it because of the throwing up i took her back to the vet,they saidp ut her back on clavamox,i found out today my cat has pancreatitis,this morning i gave her the clavamox and she was fine,but tonight my husband and i gave it to her and she throw up 3 times,what do i do,i think i should put her down,but im not sure what to do,i havent heard the full imformation yet,all i know is my kitty is very sick with this pancreatitis

Thank you to those who answered this,my dad is going into the vet,she had a blood test done that proved she had pancreatitis she seems to be doing better since i took her off the meds,but she still needs to go to the vets for few days

cat* not dad sorry little hung over

Answer 1

Before you make any decisions, please take the time to educate yourself about pancreatitis. Her condition may be treatable, and reversable.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/pancreatitis__feline_.html

I have a recommendation, which will bring FAST relief to your cat: Pepcid AC, otherwise known as famotidine. This will stop the overproduction of bile, and safely ease her pain and nausea.

Along with cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine is an H2 blocker (and the most effective of the three), and the only recommended antacids for use in cats- DO NOT use pepto bismol, tums, or other types. These are not safe. Famotidine is also available in generic form at Wal-mart, right next to the regular Pepcid AC.

It comes in 5mg tabs. You cat will only need a 1/4 or 1/2 a tab each day until her symptoms have eased.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_famotidine.html

In addition to medication, you vet should have recommended a very specific low-fat diet for your cat. Fats are a big problem with pancreatitis.

Acute pancreatitis flareups are sometimes a one-time only event, and often you will never know the cause. Just make sure you eliminate any of the possible known causes...like flea collars and other pesticides. Change her food. DO NOT FEED any table scraps, tuna, or any milk products. These are all horrible to the digestion. Get her tested for Toxoplasmosis, and make sure she's not on any medication shown to cause pancreatitis.

Please don't give up on her yet. I've seen lots of animals recover from this and go on to live for many healthy years.

Best of luck to you, and best wishes to your cat.

Answer 2

Hi

First of all pancreatis can only be diagnosed by something called a PLI test. I very much doubt your vet did that as results have to be sent away for to texas and it takes a few days to get them back. Ask your vet if he did that test and if not, get one done.
If your cat does have it, the main thing is diet. I know the vet will want to prescribe prenisone which can cause other problems but if you work and get the diet right then it may not be needed. Dry foods are NOT good for any cats and especially for this disease and you do not want to feed the crap the vet sells.
Many cats do well on a quality low fat diet. You want to keep the fat content under 35%-40% of calories or 4% fat if you use the labels instead of the link for a food chart I will give you. The problem with lowering fat is that usually raises the carb levels in the food. To combat this you can add some chciken breast to the diet which will lower the fat content. You want high quality food like merrick if possible Also, get some acidoupholous from a health food store and sprinkle a bit over the food. If you really want to do what is best then a raw food diet that you make is best for a pancreatis cat. I do not do this but many people I know do that have cats with pancreatis and have had alot of success. There is work and an initial investment as you would have to buy a grinder. If interested in this, I will send you a link on how to prepare it
Next thing
If you get this diagnosed properl and you are sure about it, you will want to learn about pancreatic enzymes, get b=12 shots and also learn how to do sub-q fluids which can be done at home. Also keep some pepcid ac in te house for flareups and upset stomachs. You can give 1/4 tab of it 2x a day or the vet can sell you injectable pepcid,
Don't mean to scare you with all of this. Realize that with the proper diet, it is possible to never see pancreatic fllareups again
Link to the food charts
http://www.geocities.com/jmpeerson/canfood.html

Answer 3

Soon as the vet told you pancreatitis they should have been treating her!!!!

Mine had pancreatitis in March. They kept him for 3 days at the vet monitoring his sugar/glucose levels and doing saline injections. He'd been throwing up continually, which was how we found out what was wrong--got him in fast and the vet made the diagnosis.

The pancreas is basically trying to digest the stomach. To STOP it has to not have food for a while, they keep the cat on fluids and let the pancreas shut down and start up again at a normal level. I'm really simplifying this, but basically the vet watches the cat, keeps fluids going in, and when the sugars in the blood show the pancreas is not trying to cause havoc any more, they start food going again. It can't be done from home, a vet has to do it.

Call your vet, or get a different one. It should be treated or the cat will die from this.

Answer 4

start by changing her diet from lots of dry to to tinned only science diet and a few others do a diet that is canned but has alower fat content ask the vet. prancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and they can not break down certain types of food like fats and some proteins. your vet would know the best diet. ask to change the tablets as they are not suitable if they are making her sick. get the info from the vets about the illness cats can recover from this but needs lots of tlc.

Answer 5

This can be really painful in humans so can only imagine what your poor cat is going through. Hang with it, wait for the results before you make any quick descisions, dont do something you may regret. If poor puss doesnt improve then maybe it would be best to let kitty go to kitty heaven.