不時都會有主人告訴我們很想幫狗狗轉BARF，可是狗狗有某種疾病，可不可以轉呢？
尤其是我們近期留意到有些不是轉Dr.B的主人，幫狗狗轉了脂肪很高的raw food或生肉骨時，引起狗狗的胰臟炎。原本想狗狗更健康，結果害了牠。
Dr.B做了一段podcast，深入淺出親自講解胰臟炎，希望可以幫大家了解這個問題。原文為英語，可以在這裡download:-
http://www.barf.com.hk/media/Pancreatitis.mp3
以下是英文的 transcript，中文翻譯在下一個帖。
Copyright © Ian Billinghurst
One of the most common questions I am asked is… “What should I feed a dog that suffers from Pancreatitis?”
And the answer is actually very simple. Feed the Kangaroo Version of Dr. B’s Genuine Aussie R.A.W. ™ food for dogs.
Hello I am Ian Billinghurst and in this podcast, I want to talk with you about Pancreatitis. I want to explain what this disease is, why it occurs, and what can be done about it.
Most particularly, I want to explain why it is that diet plays such an important role in causing it, preventing it and treating it.
OK, so the first question is – “What is Pancreatitis?
Pancreatitis means literally - "Inflammation of the Pancreas". When a dog suffers with an inflamed Pancreas, it is usually in quite severe pain – He or she may run a high temperature, more often than not the dog will vomit and this dog will generally be very miserable.
And do realise Pancreatitis is not a mild problem or one that can be ignored.
When a dog suffers from pancreatitis, its own digestive enzymes are eating away at the pancreas itself. This causes severe pain and can lead to dehydration, septic shock, and in severe cases, even with treatment, Pancreatitis can be fatal.
Unfortunately, for the most part, Pancreatitis is just one of the many degenerative disease processes that are caused by modern processed foods for pets. What I call artificial foods for pets.
Pancreatitis is triggered by a number of factors. Stress is one factor. The other main culprit is the presence of high levels of fat in the diet. Typically, pancreatitis occurs in overweight middle aged dogs. It can take many years of eating poor quality pet foods, particularly the dry pet foods before a dog will develop pancreatitis.
In fact, modern processed pet foods are the perfect recipe for causing this problem, most particularly where a dog has a genetic predisposition to Pancreatitis.
At this point, we need to ask …Why are artificial foods so likely to cause Pancreatitis?
Firstly, modern processed pet foods, because they are cooked to death, lack the lysosomal enzymes present in raw food. So the food cannot self digest. This means the pancreas has to work over time. The pancreas is not designed to work that hard, it can begin to malfunction
Secondly, processed foods are highly mutagenic. That is – they cause damage to basic DNA controls on the Zymogen granules. Those zymogen granules in the Pancreas, instead of releasing inactive enzymes. They release activated and therefore highly dangerous Pancreatic enzymes. These enzymes eat away at the pancreas itself.
Thirdly, processed pet foods, contain heat damaged fats. These damaged fats also have an improper Omega balance. it got too much omega-6 which is pro-inflammatory and insufficient omega-3 which is anti-inflammatory. This promotes cell membrane damage in the pancreas together with accelerated inflammation in the pancreas.
Fourthly, these modern artificial foods contain almost zero levels of naturally occurring anti-oxidants. That is why modern processed pet foods are unable to prevent the damage caused by free radicals. This results in the rapid ageing and degeneration of the pancreas which eventually results in run-away Pancreatitis.
The Fifth problem is that Modern processed pet foods contain poor quality proteins. That is why processed pet foods fail to support the proper repair processes necessary to maintain a healthy Pancreas.
Problem number Six is that the high levels of carbohydrates in modern processed pet foods promote a problem called hyperinsulinaemia. This has multi-systemic damaging effects including the stimulation of inflammation in the pancreas.
The Seventh problem with processed pet foods is that they lack sufficient vitamin and minerals in correct balance, particularly with respect to Calcium, Zinc and Chromium, all of which are involved in the normal healthy functioning of the pancreas and the immune system.
And finally, these processed pet foods do not protect our dogs against stress. This is because they fail to adequately support adrenal function, and stress is a major inciting cause of Pancreatitis.
The next important question we need to consider is - What triggers an attack of Pancreatitis?
Pancreatititis – almost invariably occurs following the ingestion of a high fat meal. And it happens this way - because the pancreas is malfunctioning, instead of keeping its digestive enzymes safely tucked away in an inactive form, and only sent to the digestive system. Those enzymes are released into the circulating blood. And they are released in their active form. When a dog with a leaky pancreas eats a high fat meal, some of those fat droplets (they are called chylomicrons) end up inside the microcirculation of the Pancreas. Here, those chylomicrons or fat droplets are broken apart by the active digestive enzymes which have been released into the blood from the pancreas.
This results in a mass of free fatty acids inside the pancreas. Those naked fatty acids are highly toxic and they set up an explosive chain reaction in the pancreas, resulting in an attack of Pancreatitis.
In summary, a lifetime of eating inappropriate, modern, artificial foods for pets by a dog with a genetic predisposition to developing pancreatitis, has only to be given a bit of stress or a fatty meal, to have an attack of Pancreatitis.
So how do we treat this problem?
Firstly. No more food, not even water for at least 12 hours after the attack. We do not want to stimulate the pancreas. And we do not want any more fat droplets in the circulation. The first water after an attack will be offered around 12 hours after the attack.
Sucking/licking ice blocks can be a good way to get started. However, in most cases the dog will be hospitalised and kept hydrated by the use of an IV drip and there will be other drugs. These often include pain relief and antibiotics.
Of course these are issues that your vet has to deal with. What concerns us more in this podcast is the food that you need to feed a dog that has suffered from Pancreatitis.
Once your dog is over the attack, the only food your dog should be fed from this time forward is the kangaroo version of Dr. B’s genuine Aussie R.A.W. Food for dogs.
And why is that? Very simple, this is an extremely health promoting high quality low fat diet.
Let me emphasise, apart from the effects of stress, it is a high fat diet which sparks the process of pancreatic inflammation in those dogs, which have been primed by a lifetime diet of poor quality processed pet foods.
And by now I think you will have figured out how Pancreatitis can best be prevented!
Yes, you are one hundred percent correct.
If we feed our dogs the nutritional programme they are designed by evolution to require, to grow and repair on best, they have maximum chance of avoiding each and every one of the degenerative disease processes which plague our modern dogs and this includes most definitely the avoidance of Pancreatitis.
What about young healthy dogs? When you have a young dog whose older siblings or whose parents or some close relative might have suffered from Pancreatitis. It is not necessary to begin with Dr. B’s Kangaroo formula. That young dog can safely begin and continue to eat the whole range of Dr. B’s Genuine Aussie R.A.W. Foods.
What about an older dog who has eaten ever only processed pet foods all its life?
Here you have to be careful when you are switching these dogs to real food. These dogs are more likely to develop pancreatitis than young and healthy dogs, so my warning here is be careful.
I have seen older dogs develop Pancreatitis when they were switched to a high fat home made version of the Evolutionary programme of nutrition.
Sometimes it has been a raw meaty bone which triggered the problem. You have to realise that bones are high in fat. In addition, the joyful stress of being allowed to eat a bone for the very first time. Or the attempt to protect that bone from other dogs, together with its high fat content can be a deadly combination.
My advice in this regard is … If you have any doubts let me suggest that you feed just my patties – no bones! Say a mixture of half kangaroo and half any of my other flavours. And of course always ensure that stress is kept to a minimum.
In closing let me emphasise the importance of feeding your dog. No matter what the stage of life and no matter what the health problem, Dr. B’s genuine aussie raw.
This is the best preventative measure against the degenerative diseases and if you have a dog with Pancreatitis, what you need to feed is Dr. B’s Kangaroo formula.
Until next time, this is Dr. B wishing you and your furry family, the very best of health through the powers of Evolutionary Nutrition.
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