Puppy has Pancreatic Hypoplasia?

One of my friends did. Luckily the dog insurance paid for everything. His dog is okay but the dog has to go in every once in a while for shots.

Pancreatic Hypoplasia

I researched it a little while ago for a friend who has a dog with it (doing fine) and got some good info from my professors. Consult your veterinarian before changing anything in the way you are treating your dog. Here's the major points from the information I've received:

1. The prognosis is good but will require continuous treatment so the financial side is a consideration. Some dogs do not respond well to treatment but it's a small percentage and an even smaller percentage don't respond at all.

2. The most highly recommended treatment by my sources is feeding frozen/thawed cow or pig pancreases. Finding a source might be problematic though but if you can it should be cheaper than commercial offerings and has proven more effective in research. The second highest recommendation was Pancreatin manufactured by American Laboratories Incorporated.

3. B12 supplementation (or at least testing of serum B12 levels) is recommended for the first 2 months at which point serum B12 should be tested by your vet as it usually drops at least initially. Oral B12 will not help as it's uptake is inhibited. Injectable vitamin K as well as oral E. A may prove necessary in severe cases.

4. Low Carbohydrate diet should be fed. Fat restriction is not required.

5. If diarrhea is persistent despite treatment, the possibility of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth should be considered.

Hopefully that is helpful. Again, discuss everything with your vet before altering any prescribed courses of treatment.

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