My dog has pancreatitis, won't eat, sneezes blood. What can I do?

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Hello, my dogs name is ceaser, he’s 6 years old. Breed is pitbull bulldog mix. Took him to the vet, first possibility that he had was distemper. Took blood work, heartworm was negative. Next day they said it was pancreatitis. All they told me was to keep him hydrated and feed him. He won’t eat, hardly drink. Tried to force feed and force water into him. Noticed when he sneezes, sometimes blood comes out and has a hard time breathing sometimes. Is there anything else I can do? Pet's info: Dog | Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 5 years and 11 months old | 56.2 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. I assume that you were unable to hospitalize Ceaser, or do any advanced bloodwork past the heartworm test. Did your vet offer to do x-rays? Difficult breathing & sneezing blood is not a good combination of symptoms. This could be an indication of a lung problem ( bacterial, viral or fungal ) of something going on in his sinuses or nasal passages ( infection, inflammation, neoplasia or foreign body ). Try offering him warmed foods, such as FreshPet, or cooked hamburger & chicken. Besides water, try meat based low sodium broths & stocks. Your veterinarian has medications that might help his appetite such as mirtazapine & Entyce. Please consider hospitalization in the hopes that a more thorough work-up will uncover what is affecting Ceaser & then the proper therapies & treatments can be started to get him feeling better. I hope he is well soon. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog has pancreatitis, won't eat, sneezes blood. What can I do?

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