Thanksgiving week is one of the top three holiday weeks (along with Christmas and Easter) that dogs are taken to the emergency room. It’s because they develop a life-threatening disease called pancreatitis as a result of being fed too much in the way of fatty foods. In a misfiring, pancreatic enzymes start eating away at the pancreas itself, and potentially deadly inflammation of that organ ensues. Signs include a loss of appetite, nausea, sometimes unremitting periods of vomiting, a distended abdomen, and perhaps a fever.
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