貓胰臟炎的治療迷思
貓胰臟炎不需要吃低脂低蛋白的飲食
這件事在十年前可能算新知,但如今只能算常識,但總不斷有貓友詢問胰臟炎的貓該不該禁食?該不該吃處方飼料?去哪買低脂或低蛋白的食物?如果併發糖尿病該怎麼辦?
每次聽到這些問題,不知道為什麼思緒總是飄到:『今年到底該不該買房?還是租屋?聽說明年會更低,但仲介說現在不買就沒機會了!』
原諒我這麼心不在焉,換個方向思考,仲介賣你房,是因為他比你更懂市場行情嗎?更懂房子的價值嗎?應該不是吧!如果你好好做功課,了解周邊房地產的走向,看懂建物的用料,使用實價登錄瞭解行情,找街訪鄰居探聽消息,那你肯定不會吃虧。用這樣的態度去理解醫療做法,訓練自己獨立思考,你就能得到答案。
寵物醫療產業也是如此,你跑去問一輩子只會用處方飼料治病的醫生,你永遠只會得到一種答案。
我的回覆如下:
1. 不該禁食,控制嘔吐,不吐要恢復熱量供給,少量多餐。
2. 不用吃處方飼料。
3. 不需要低脂低蛋白。
4. 因為胰臟炎引發的糖尿病是有很高的機會痊癒的,高蛋白飲食與正確胰島素的使用,三個月內痊癒的機率在我醫院是80%,慢性胰臟炎的貓,糖尿病復發機率高,要定期測血糖。
我希望每個養貓的主人,要有一個觀念,就是『不要讓貓咪飢餓』。不吃造成的肝衰竭會是一大惡夢。很多併發症都是因禁食產生。倘若貓咪一直吐,那就換家醫院吧!
貓病大師 Dr. Susan Little 在2016年的學術研討會上也再次重申,
禁食或低脂飲食對胰臟炎的貓沒好處,反而容易產生其他併發症:
禁食或低脂飲食對胰臟炎的貓沒好處,反而容易產生其他併發症:
全文:
節錄結論:
“‘Resting the pancreas’ by withholding food and water has been a traditional therapeutic strategy,
but benefits remain unproven. In fact, evidence in humans and dogs suggests that early nutritional
support is important. Daily nutritional requirements should be calculated and the amount of food eaten
should be monitored closely to ensure the cat’s nutritional needs are being met. The diet chosen should
be highly digestible and palatable. There is no need to choose a low fat diet for cats with CP (as is
common in affected dogs). Force-feeding should be avoided to prevent food aversion. If assisted feeding
is necessary, such as in cats that have been anorectic for 2 or more d ays, esophagostomy tubes are
effective and easy to place.”
but benefits remain unproven. In fact, evidence in humans and dogs suggests that early nutritional
support is important. Daily nutritional requirements should be calculated and the amount of food eaten
should be monitored closely to ensure the cat’s nutritional needs are being met. The diet chosen should
be highly digestible and palatable. There is no need to choose a low fat diet for cats with CP (as is
common in affected dogs). Force-feeding should be avoided to prevent food aversion. If assisted feeding
is necessary, such as in cats that have been anorectic for 2 or more d ays, esophagostomy tubes are
effective and easy to place.”
這是我能找到至今最新的公開訊息,畢竟這觀念也不新了…..