[Dog]

It's going to be a hard slog....I hate to see an animal sick.

[Jemian]

I do, too. They look at you with such a pitiful expression. You do the best you can and you're not sure that it is really helping. Sometimes you have to do things that they do not like and you can't explain it to them.

[jtill]

Dog, Rocke has had pancreatitis since he was 6 - he's now 12-1/2. It is strange stuff - at least in his case - and sometimes it crops up because I've been negligent with his diet and sometimes it just happens.

The last big attack he had the vet put him on a rice and chicken breast mixture. He can also have potatoes, which is lucky because they are his favorite thing, but the rice and chicken breast is his normal fare. The vet checked his teeth and we had to have a couple pulled that were iffy (and one that was impacted) as the vet thought that he might be getting bacteria from the teeth that would set him off with an attack.

Yes, it is a long hard slog, but worth it!