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===History and Clinical Signs===
===History and Clinical Signs===
*History of eating a fatty meal
*History of eating a fatty meal
*Anorexia
*Anorexia (Dog - 91%, Cat - 97%)
*[[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|Vomiting]]
*[[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|Vomiting]] (Dog - 90%)
*Abdominal pain
*Abdominal pain (Dog - 58%)
*Lethargy
*Lethargy (Dog - 79%, Cat - 100%)
*Depression
*Depression
*Nausea
*Nausea
*[[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|Diarrhoea]] (sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena, due to the proximity of inflamed pancreas to the [[Duodenum - Anatomy & Physiology|duodenum]] and [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]])
*[[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|Diarrhoea]] (Dog - 33%) (sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena, due to the proximity of inflamed pancreas to the [[Duodenum - Anatomy & Physiology|duodenum]] and [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]])
*More severe cases may present in shock, acute renal failure, jaundiced (due to focal hepatic necrosis), or with cardiac arrhythmias or pulmonary oedema or pleural effusions, widespread haemorrhage or DIC
*More severe cases may present in shock, acute renal failure, jaundiced (due to focal hepatic necrosis), or with cardiac arrhythmias or pulmonary oedema or pleural effusions, widespread haemorrhage or DIC
*Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as shock and collapse.
*Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as shock and collapse.
*Cranial abdominal mass
*Cranial abdominal mass
*Hypothermia (Cat - 68%)
*Mild ascites
*Mild ascites
*Dehydration (Mild to moderate)
*Dehydration (Mild to moderate)(Dog - 46%, Cat - 92%)
*Febrile
*Febrile
*A cats presentation is more variable. If severe, they present with lethargy and anorexia with vomiting (35%) and abdominal pain (25%) being reported less than in the dog. Mild chronic pancreatitis may show anorexia and weight loss.
*A cats presentation is more variable. If severe, they present with lethargy and anorexia with vomiting (35%) and abdominal pain (25%) being reported less than in the dog. Mild chronic pancreatitis may show anorexia and weight loss.