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*Male and speyed females > intact females.

==Description==

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Can be referred to as Acute or chronic pancreatitis.

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*'''Acute Pancreatitis''' is rapid onset inflammation of the pancreas with little or no pathological changes occuring post recovery.

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*'''Chronic Pancreatitis''' is continued inflammation leading to irreversible pathological changes (fibrosis, atrophy) and possible decreases in function.

==Diagnosis==

===History===

===Clinical Signs===

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*Anorexia

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*[[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|Vomiting]]

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*Abdominal pain

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*Lethargy

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*Depression

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*Nausea

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*[[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]])

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*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

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*Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as circulatory collapse

===Laboratory Tests===

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Merck & Co (2008) '''The Merck Veterinary Manual'''

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