Is Metacam a cause of pancreatitis in dogs, especially Yorkies?

Clavamox is an antibiotic and will only help if an infection is involve. for pancreatitis episodes your dog will need other medications that you need to get from your vet (ranitidine, omeprazole, cerenia). he also need a special prescription diet on a regular basis such as gastrointestinal low fat from royal canin.

It is unlikely that the pancreatitis is caused by antibiotics, but we can give you more specific informations if you tell us the name of the antibiotic. Reglan is a an anti-emetic drug which will prevent any further vomiting episode and possibly promote gastrointestinal (first tract) motility. This is a common medication to give. It would be best to keep him on low fat diet (Chappie would be a good commercial diet for this purpose) for a but longer (at least two weeks after all the signs are resolved). Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.

Although to give you a specific answer I would need more informations (like concentration in the tablet, weight of your dog and exact name of the tablet - I guess it is named macrolone?- ), generally speaking it is unlikely to give any severe side effects that would require an immediate check up, a part from gastrointestinal ones like diarrhoea and vomiting. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Aiko. I recommend having a blood value known as SDMA tested as it is more sensitive in detecting kidney disease that BUN and Creatinine. This value can be combined with a first morning urine sample to check the kidney's concentrating ability. With this information, it can be decided if he has kidney disease and if so, which stage. If his kidneys are functioning well, then I would suggest a prescription low fat diet to be fed to him exclusively to help prevent recurrence of pancreatitis. Royal Canin Veterinary Diets LF or Purina ProPlan Veterinary Diets EN would be appropriate choices. I hope this information helps!

Hello Terriers in general can be predisposed to pancreatitis. This includes West Highland Terrier's, schnauzers, and mix breed Terriers. I would discuss with your veterinarian if they feel anything can be done to prevent future episodes. Sometimes changing their diet to something that is low in fat or even a prescription intestinal diet helps prevent future flare ups.

Carpeofen is not recommended with pancreatitis as it can make the condition worse, in some severe cases steroids can be prescribed. i would recommend adding a few medications to what she is getting: Cerenia, Famotidine, Omeprazole. these 3 can help significantly. i would also recommend switching from Amoxicillin to Metronidazole. she of course needs to be on a special prescription low fat diet such as Royal Canin gastrointestinal low fat.

Good morning. I’m sorry Sky has a murmur. Cardiac murmurs are not a known side effect of metacam. However, age related changes to the heart valves as well as heart worm disease are common causes of murmurs. Sometimes anemia can cause a murmur as well. Blood work and a chest X-ray is usually A good place to start, and ultrasound of the heart can tell us the most informative. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.