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Cats mainly suffer from mild chronic interstitial pancreatitis.
Cats mainly suffer from mild chronic interstitial pancreatitis.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===History===
===History and Clinical Signs===
*History of eating a fatty meal
*Anorexia
*Anorexia
*[[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|Vomiting]]
*[[Control of Feeding - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vomit Reflex|Vomiting]]
*[[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]] (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 circulatory collapse
*Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as shock and collapse.
*Cranial abdominal mass
*Mild ascites
*Dehydration (Mild to moderate)
*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.
===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===