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*Middle-old aged dogs
*Middle-old aged dogs
*Increased risk with obesity, [[DM|diabetes mellitus]], [[Adrenal Glands - Pathology#Adrenal Hyperfunction|hyperadrenocorticalism]], prior [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|GIT]] disease or epilepsy.
*Increased risk with obesity, [[Diabetes Mellitus|diabetes mellitus]], [[Adrenal Glands - Pathology#Adrenal Hyperfunction|hyperadrenocorticalism]], prior [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|GIT]] disease or epilepsy.
*Male and speyed females > intact females.
*Male and speyed females > intact females.
'''Supportive care''':
'''Supportive care''':
Mild cases may only require 1 or 2 days of supportive treatment. Aggressive [[Fluid Therapy|fluid therapy]] will be needed to treat dehydration and fluid loss from [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]] and [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]]. Monitoring of renal function and potassium levels which may need supplementing. Patients may also have metabolic acidosis in acute pancreatitis or be alkalotic due to [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]]. Should [[Diabetes mellitus - WikiClinical|diabetes mellitus]] develop, this may require treatment with insulin. Further management may be required for respiratory distress, bleeding disorders, renal failure, cardiovascular problems and neurological disorders although these all carry a poor prognosis.
Mild cases may only require 1 or 2 days of supportive treatment. Aggressive [[Fluid Therapy|fluid therapy]] will be needed to treat dehydration and fluid loss from [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]] and [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]]. Monitoring of renal function and potassium levels which may need supplementing. Patients may also have metabolic acidosis in acute pancreatitis or be alkalotic due to [[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|vomiting]]. Should [[Diabetes Mellitus|diabetes mellitus]] develop, this may require treatment with insulin. Further management may be required for respiratory distress, bleeding disorders, renal failure, cardiovascular problems and neurological disorders although these all carry a poor prognosis.
===Long-term treatment===
===Long-term treatment===