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The specific cause is usually idiopathic but several risk factors exist:

The specific cause is usually idiopathic but several risk factors exist:

#'''Nutritional''': including obesity, low protein and high fat diets, feeding of ethionine, hypertriglyceridaemia and fatty meals.

'''Nutritional''': including obesity, low protein and high fat diets, feeding of ethionine, hypertriglyceridaemia and fatty meals.

#'''Drugs and toxins''': including L-asparginase, oestrogen, azathioprine, potassium bromide, furosemide, thiazide diuretics, salicylates, [[Tetracyclines|tetracyclines]], [[Sulphonamides|sulphonamides]], vinca alkaloids, zinc toxicosis, cholinesterase inhibitor insecticides, cholinergic agonist and hypercalcaemia.

'''Drugs and toxins''': including L-asparginase, oestrogen, azathioprine, potassium bromide, furosemide, thiazide diuretics, salicylates, [[Tetracyclines|tetracyclines]], [[Sulphonamides|sulphonamides]], vinca alkaloids, zinc toxicosis, cholinesterase inhibitor insecticides, cholinergic agonist and hypercalcaemia.

#'''Pancreatic Duct obstruction''': caused by biliary calculi, sphincter spasm, duct wall oedema, duodenal wall oedema, neoplasia, parasites, trauma and iatrogenic reasons.

'''Pancreatic Duct obstruction''': caused by biliary calculi, sphincter spasm, duct wall oedema, duodenal wall oedema, neoplasia, parasites, trauma and iatrogenic reasons.

#'''Duodenal juice reflux, Pancreatic trauma, ischaemia and reperfusion''': including duodenal juice reflux into the pancreatic duct, surgical intervention, shock, anaemia, venous occlusion and hypotension.  

'''Duodenal juice reflux, Pancreatic trauma, ischaemia and reperfusion''': including duodenal juice reflux into the pancreatic duct, surgical intervention, shock, anaemia, venous occlusion and hypotension.  

#'''Other''': including parasitic (babesiosis), viral, mycoplasmal, end stage renal disease, liver disease and auto-immune diseases.

'''Other''': including parasitic (babesiosis), viral, mycoplasmal, end stage renal disease, liver disease and auto-immune diseases.

Cats mainly suffer from mild chronic interstitial pancreatitis.

Cats mainly suffer from mild chronic interstitial pancreatitis.

==Signalment==

==Signalment==

*Predisposed breeds include:

Predisposed breeds include:  

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Image:Labrador.jpg|'''Labradors''' <br> Ellen Levy Finch (2004) WikiMedia Commons

Image:Labrador.jpg|'''Labradors''' <br> Ellen Levy Finch (2004) WikiMedia Commons

Image:Yorkshire Terrier.jpg|'''Yorkshire terriers''' <br> Jlcerso (2007) WikiMedia Commons

Image:Yorkshire Terrier.jpg|'''Yorkshire terriers''' <br> Jlcerso (2007) WikiMedia Commons

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*Increased risk with obesity, [[Diabetes Mellitus|diabetes mellitus]], [[Adrenal Glands - Pathology#Adrenal Hyperfunction|hyperadrenocorticalism]], prior [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|GIT]] disease or epilepsy.

Increased risk of disease occurs 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.

Additonally middle aged dogs are more commonly affected and Male and speyed females are affected more frequently than intact females.