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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackrose View Post
    No, she hasn't been checked for anything. Even just thinking that it could be pancreatitis makes me want to crawl into my bed and cry because that is why we had to put our cat of 15 years to sleep.

    She's only a year old, so the vaccs she'll be getting at her last booster set, so to speak. One being her rabies, which she really does need. After this set, though, I agree with you - I'm going to have her titer tested when its time for her next round.
    Pancreatitis is much easier to treat in dogs than it is in cats...still serious, but generally not something you'd have to consider putting her down over. I've had several dogs with pancreatitis both acute and chronic. None of them have died because of it. Paxil has had chronic problems for years. She's 14 now and still doing very well. She was still my main lead dog this past winter. (she's retired now, but I haven't broke that news to her yet!) I have to monitor her diet very closely and occasionally give her sub-q fluids. At one point we added enzemyes to her food, but she doesn't seem to need that anymore.

    I'd ask for a general health panel(bloodwork). It should show if anything isn't working right in her major organs and at least give you a starting point.

    I didn't realize Chloe was so young! I do vaccines for two years(one when they first arrive if I don't know their history and a booster a year later). I do rabies every three years because I have to keep my kennel permit(there hasn't been a case of rabies here for 50 odd years).
    Last edited by Glacier; 07-02-2008 at 01:52 PM.
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