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Question by Shirley
Submitted on 4/14/2004
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My daughter has a 1 year old min pin. He became sick overnight and she took him to th vet. He was dehydrated so they put an iv in and then ran a test. The report was he had pancreatis due to table food. The dog eats anything in the yard or house. He ate a fly Sunday. He eats Science Diet everyday but in the evening along with dog food he gets bites of meat from the table and has since he was 3 months old. Could this have caused the pancreatis? He also eats 2-3 bone chews made of pigs ear. Help

Answer by ericka
Submitted on 4/25/2004
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I have a 12 wk. old min pin who fell ill last week. He went down hill in just a few hours. I took him to the vet on the verge of death first thing in the morning. He was diagnosed with campylobacter. He was doing great within two days with his antibiotics and antidiahretic. Its been over 8 days and he was looking better than ever until today. It started out just the same and I'm scared I might loose him. I cant afford antoher $400 dollars to treat him, what should I do?

Answer by June
Submitted on 5/7/2004
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Pigs ears contain a lot of fat and bacteria. That is making your dog sick. He should have no table food and low fat dog food, low fat treats. I think your dog eats too much.

Answer by Milo
Submitted on 10/17/2004
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I had a similar problem with my min pin. My vet warned me that min pins cannot break down fatty deposits as humans can and thus are suceptible to pancreitis when indulged in a diet of human table-scraps.

Answer by yogi
Submitted on 12/9/2004
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min pin's though are hardy they can fall into the same habits as large breed dogs. As a breeder and foster for rescued Min pins I very seldom give table scraps. My vets over the years have noted that it is ok to give them the problem is that people do not give them in a balanced form. ie: meat with vegetables etc. Occasionally I do that and they are fine. Majority of mine actually like fruit and vegetables more than meat. I mainly now if they get table scraps it is chicken.

Answer by nick
Submitted on 12/14/2004
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Ok

Answer by MinPinLuver2005
Submitted on 5/28/2005
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I would recommend not feeding him any scraps or pig ears. I hope he feels better soon...

Answer by Kim
Submitted on 6/12/2005
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i have a min pin and my vet said table scraps are fine in moderation. also adjust the amount of dog food you give him according to how much other stuff he eats.

Answer by brandyjtrout
Submitted on 7/13/2005
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I had a Min Pin @ 7 weeks same situation happen except my vet gave him a dewormer for the second time in a week needless to say I lost my little baby

Answer by leitervess
Submitted on 8/11/2005
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What is a good feeding schedule for a 6 month 8.5 pound Min Pin?

Answer by CeCe
Submitted on 8/21/2005
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When I got my min pin puppy, they told me never to feed it pigs ears or rawhide because the pieces could get stuck in their stomach and expand. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but hopefully it helps! Good luck!

Answer by cheyenne
Submitted on 10/2/2005
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take your min pin to the aspca and tell them you`re problem and they might help you.

Answer by MoLoToV
Submitted on 10/28/2005
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ALL DOGS SHOULD NOT BE EATING ANY KINDS OF FOOD IT IS UNHEALTHY ,U NEED TO PUT YOUR DOG ON A DIET , TELL THE VET WHICH FOOD DOES HE RECOMEND FOR UR DOG.

Answer by sue king
Submitted on 4/22/2006
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i have a one year old min pin .just got him.dont know for sure what to feed him .he seems picky,the lady i got him from said now that they dont have him their child will gain some weight,i think the dog ate alot of people food thats why i cant get him to eat much dog food .is people food ok for him?

Answer by BQ
Submitted on 1/18/2007
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This is my second set of Min Pins with this set being 7 years old. My first set the female balck and tan had seizures. My second set female (no relation to either dogs) has seizures. I started keepin logs and have come to find out that dry dog food, Science Diet or any brand tends to set off the seizures along with hign fatty food. I now cook ground turkey and rice and this has cut the siezures almost out. The only time I have a problem is if someone slips her a high fat treat. Just watch the fat intake and if you use dry dog food make sure to check the expiration date and purchase in small amounts.

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Answer by marcusj
Submitted on 4/11/2007
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we lost our min pin to pancreatitus because she got into the trash. Min pins are very sensitive to high fat foods that can cause acute pancreatitus. Unfortunately it is a very serious disease and moves rapidly in these small dogs. Low fat foods only!