Just diagnosed with pancreatitis

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Kaz and Boo

Kaz and Boo

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hello everyone, I am confused and overwhelmed! This morning Boo was diagnosed with pancreatitis after the vet ran bloods, due to the vomiting reappearing last night even after 3 days on Carafate. Vet now recommends transitioning from the Hills m/d diet to wet w/d and reducing insulin from .13 to .09 as it is apparently lower in fat. I am not home testing. I have read many resources, threads etc on this website and know that most of you don't recommend the "prescription" diets particularly the Hills brand. I think I've overloaded on info and now can't think clearly about what the next step should be, and whether I should be feeding this food to best manage the pancreatitis.
His blood glucose this morning was 15 mmol/l representing the average over last 3 weeks or so, vet said that was within the normal range.

So...I hope some members can provide advice on the following since there is a weath of knowledge and experience right here:

*most cost effective glucometer and strips available in Australia
* best recommendations for suitable low fat wet food easily available in Australia

And any other suggestions/recommendations relevant to the situation would be greatly appreciated!!
 
Welcome,

Sorry I don't have any advice having to do with the pancreatitis. My advice is...breathe and take a deep breath. You are trying the best you can. You can do this.

You have come to the right place and I'm sure someone will be along to help you soon.

Hang in there!

Kimmie
 
Hi Kimmie, thanks for the support!
I'm sure low carb high protein wet food readily available in Oz was mentioned in another thread but I'm unable to find, any advice or direction on where I can source is appreciated
 
I would recommend that you join the feline pancreatitis yahoo group. They are a great bunch that can really help you out

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Feline_Pancreatitis_Support/info

My remi has chronic pancreatitis (with acute flairs) and I have found that a single protein source, high protein wet food that is low in fat to be the okay for remi. Not sure if it is found in Australia but the brand is thrive

http://www.thrivepetfoods.com/thriver-complete-100-chicken-and-chicken-liver-75g-tin-173

For me I got remi's pancreatitis under control by giving supportive meds such as ondansetron as an anti nausea and cerenia as an anti vomiting medication. Buprenex as pain relief, syringing water carefully into his mouth. I have also found giving Zantac or ranitidine useful at controlling vomiting that he got when his tummy was empty.

Remi also benefited from destolite but that was more for his gall balder issues.
 
Thanks for the info, good to know there is a support group for this. I have actually found a couple of suitable foods phlika29, what fat content do you recommend? Yesterday I bought fresh kangaroo meat and a variety of Ultimates that had 1.5% fat according to the label.
He's on Carafate to control the vomiting and Meloxicam as the anti inflammatory. Since he was only dx yesterday it's only been one day off the wet and dry m/d so I hope to see improvements in a couple of days. His white cell count was also up yesterday, I have no idea what this means. The vet bombards me with this info but doesn't provide an explanation of the repercussions! So Ill do some online research.
Thanks everyone for the helpful links and information!
 
Goodness gracious, that is scary news I will have to discuss with the vet. Very difficult when you put faith in a professional health care provider only to find out these types of things!
 
The doses which were used in the US appear to be higher than the doses being used elsewhere. Time-limited, lower doses may be prescribed in other countries than the US. I'd prefer not to use them in my cats, however.

All NSAIDs (ibuprofen, naprosyn, meloxicam, etc.) have the ability to affect renal function ... in humans, too, so if you are taking them regularly, be aware of the potential to impact your renal function.
 
I was wondering whether US doses were higher BJM. He is on only one drop per day. Hopefully there is no or very limited risk associated with this dose but I will still run it by the vet. We have to give him something to get the inflammation down, so will check if any other options with less risk.
 
Is Boo still vomiting? Is he getting fluids? Hopefully you can find a suitable food that he will eat-my Tiger became very picky after her P-titis. We found Cerenia Bupe and Famatodine to be helpful, but every cat is different.
 
Well it really depends if your cat is sensitive to fat. Some cats with pancreatitis are and some don't seem to be. I went with thrive because I aimed to stay under 25% fat but other cats on that forum happily eat higher levels. I will have to do a search over there to see if I can find the maximum they recommend.

Here are details of the thrive

Thrive Complete Chicken Breast

% kcal Protein: 75.3%
% kcal Fat: 22.8%
% kcal Carbs: 1.9%

Serving size per tin: 75g
kcal/tin (approx): 56

Thrive Complete Chicken & Liver

% kcal Protein: 73.4%
% kcal Fat: 24.6%
% kcal Carbs: 2.0%

Serving size per tin: 75g
kcal/tin (approx): 52
 
Tiger and Ruth said:
Is Boo still vomiting? Is he getting fluids? Hopefully you can find a suitable food that he will eat-my Tiger became very picky after her P-titis. We found Cerenia Bupe and Famatodine to be helpful, but every cat is different.
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He's quite happily eating and drinking which is a relief, currently on a bland diet of boiled chicken or boiled kangaroo meat.
 
phlika29 said:
Well it really depends if your cat is sensitive to fat. Some cats with pancreatitis are and some don't seem to be. I went with thrive because I aimed to stay under 25% fat but other cats on that forum happily eat higher levels. I will have to do a search over there to see if I can find the maximum they recommend.

Here are details of the thrive

Thrive Complete Chicken Breast

% kcal Protein: 75.3%
% kcal Fat: 22.8%
% kcal Carbs: 1.9%

Serving size per tin: 75g
kcal/tin (approx): 56

Thrive Complete Chicken & Liver

% kcal Protein: 73.4%
% kcal Fat: 24.6%
% kcal Carbs: 2.0%

Serving size per tin: 75g
kcal/tin (approx): 52
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At this point I think he's sensitive to fat, since he vomits when fed anything over 20% fat. Vet recommends 5% fat. Thanks for info on Thrive I'll have to check if we can get it here in Oz. Bit of a trial and error I think, at the moment he's on a bland diet until we're sure it's under control.
 
I've never seen thrive here - the best prepared food you can feed is Ziwipeak, depending on where you are you may only be able to get it by mail order. Mypetwarehouse.com.au gives you free delivery for orders over $50. Several other Australian low carb options are listed in Vyktor's profile but you also want low fat as fat is a suspect in pancreatitis. I didn't focus on fat when I researched the low carb foods, however Vyktor has had pancreatitis' ugly sister triaditis which has not returned since adopting the foods mentioned and controlling (and then booting out) his diabetes.

hi from Perth!
 
Hi from Qld!
Have been feeding low fat, low carb high protein since Sunday night and have not had any vomiting since then so we're on the right track I think. The Ultimates weight loss management tin has only 1.5% fat so seems like a good option. I give him only 20g mixed in with boiled chicken as he's being fussy with the bland diet.
I will be extremely happy if no vomiting presents in the next couple of days, then I'll know for sure its the fat content that caused/contributed to it.
 
Have you checked that the ultimates weight loss can is low carb though? The weight lose food can be high in carbs. Might be worth listing out the % of ingredients on here so someone can double checking for you.
 
phlika29 said:
Have you checked that the ultimates weight loss can is low carb though? The weight lose food can be high in carbs. Might be worth listing out the % of ingredients on here so someone can double checking for you.
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Hi Phlika, I didn't finish the last sentence so sorry about that, didn't realise it posted! I did finish the tin last night, will use the calculator recommended by BJM as I'm pretty sure it didn't state carbs on the label. Low fat is the focus at the moment and I'm struggling to find suitable foods that fit the criteria AND are low carb...as if it's not hard enough already lol
 
Oh definitely harder finding foods for our diabetic kitties that have multiple health conditions needing different dietetic requirements.
 
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