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Clinical signs include anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain, lethargy, depression and Nausea.
Clinical signs include anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain, lethargy, depression and Nausea.
[[Diarrhoea|Diarrhoea]] is also a common feature sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena this occurs due to the proximity of inflamed pancreas to the [[Duodenum - Anatomy & Physiology|duodenum]] and [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
[[Diarrhoea|Diarrhoea]] is also a common feature sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena this occurs 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 - Pathology|shock]], [[Kidney Renal Failure - Pathology#Acute|acute renal failure]], [[Icterus|jaundiced]] (due to focal hepatic necrosis), or with [[:Category:Altered Impulse Formations|cardiac arrhythmias]]. [[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary oedema|pulmonary oedema]], pleural effusions, widespread haemorrhage, [[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation|DIC]], mild ascites, dehydration (Mild to moderate) and pyrexia may also be present.
More severe cases may present in [[Shock - Pathology|shock]], [[Kidney Renal Failure - Pathology#Acute|acute renal failure]], [[Icterus|jaundiced]] (due to focal hepatic necrosis), or with [[:Category:Altered Impulse Formations|cardiac arrhythmias]]. [[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary oedema|Pulmonary oedema]], pleural effusions, widespread haemorrhage, [[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation|DIC]], mild ascites, dehydration (Mild to moderate) and pyrexia may also be present.
Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as [[Shock - Pathology|shock]] and collapse.
Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as [[Shock - Pathology|shock]] and collapse.
A cranial abdominal mass may be palpated. In cats hypothermia is a common sign occuring in 68% of affected cats.
A cranial abdominal mass may be palpated.
Affected cats have a very varied presentation. If severe, they present with lethargy and anorexia with vomiting and abdominal pain being reported less than in the dog. Mild chronic pancreatitis may show anorexia and weight loss.
Affected cats have a very varied presentation. If severe, they present with lethargy and anorexia with vomiting and abdominal pain being reported less than in the dog, hypothermia is also common sign occuring in 68% of affected cats. Mild chronic pancreatitis may show anorexia and weight loss.
===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===