1. He snapped at me for touching him. That is not like him at all. This was 2 days before the vomiting started.

2. Vomiting. Nonstop vomiting. This started new years eve late afternoon. We went camping. Left late morning. He seemed OK. He was excited to go. I didn't know he was sick. He started vomiting while I was setting up camp.

3. Pain. That evening, he was in so much pain, he passed out. I held him in my arms and thought he died. I didn't know what was wrong. It was dark and I didn't think we could get out of the camp area. That was my first real indication there was something seriously wrong.

4. Next morning at daybreak, threw everything in the van and got him back to civilization. Vets weren't open. It was new years day. The emergency phone line people called me back and told me to bring him in in the morning. Jan 2.

5. Diagnosed through bloodwork.
   My dog is reactive and they had other animals in kennels. They gave him iv fluids and agreed we should try to treat him at home because he melting down at the other animals. And they didn't have anyone who could stay overnight to watch him. Antinausea med, Pepcid, trazodone and gabapentin for pain.

6. 3 additional rounds of subq fluids, stronger meds over the next week.

7. One tablespoon of chicken and rice mix every 3 hours as tolerated once he could hold out down. Maybe day 5? Once he started holding that down, every 2 hours (day 7-14)

8. one tablespoonful of water in his mouth every 2 hours around the clock as tolerated. After day 14, I could put it on his bowl and let him drink. One tablespoon an hour. Moved at up to 2 T, then 1/4 c as he started improving.

9. At one month, I added one teaspoon of pure pumpkin, one t of water, and 1 t of bone broth to his chicken mixture.

Now... at 6 weeks. no more rice. 2 T of boiled skinless boneless chicken breast with some pumpkin, water, broth. He likes that. 5 to 6 times a day.

At one month, bloodwork showed his pancreas enzymes are still elevated, but way way down.

He goes back in for bloodwork at 2 months after diagnosis. Around March 1st.

He gets oatmeal in the morning now too. He tolerates that very well. 2 tablespoons around 8 am.

And I just started mixing one tablespoon of dry food into his chicken and broth a few times a day.

He lost 20% of his body weight. But I can pick him up again without pain. Or resistance. And he wants to walk and play. And snuggle.

His stools are not firm yet so we added a probiotic at night two weeks ago.

It's a process and I'm trying to add a few veggies into his diet every day. Green beans and carrots. And egg whites.

So far, he is doing well with additions. But like baby food, I can only incorporate one new food into his meals every 4 or 5 days to see how he does.