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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==