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| + | ==Acute Pancreatitis== | ||
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| + | **Yorkshire terriers, labs, minature poodles are predisposed | ||
| + | **Middle-old dogs | ||
| + | **Increased risk with obesity, [[DM|diabetes mellitus]], [[Adrenal Glands - Pathology#Adrenal Hyperfunction|hyperadrenocorticalism]], prior [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|GIT]] disease or epilepsy (?treatment associated). | ||
| + | **Male and speyed females > intact females. | ||
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| + | ===Clinical signs=== | ||
| + | *Anorexia | ||
| + | *[[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|Vomiting]] | ||
| + | *Abdominal pain | ||
| + | *Lethargy | ||
| + | *Depression | ||
| + | *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]]) | ||
| + | *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 circulatory collapse | ||
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Acute Pancreatitis
- Yorkshire terriers, labs, minature poodles are predisposed
- Middle-old dogs
- Increased risk with obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperadrenocorticalism, prior GIT disease or epilepsy (?treatment associated).
- Male and speyed females > intact females.
Clinical signs
- Anorexia
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Lethargy
- Depression
- Nausea
- Diarrhoea (sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena, due to the proximity of inflamed pancreas to the duodenum and 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
- Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as circulatory collapse