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Clinical signs include anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain, lethargy, depression and Nausea.
 
Clinical signs include anorexia, vomiting, abdominal pain, lethargy, depression and Nausea.
 
[[Diarrhoea|Diarrhoea]] is also a common feature sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena this occurs due to the proximity of inflamed pancreas to the [[Duodenum - Anatomy & Physiology|duodenum]] and [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
 
[[Diarrhoea|Diarrhoea]] is also a common feature sometimes with blood, fresh or melaena this occurs 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 - Pathology|shock]], [[Kidney Renal Failure - Pathology#Acute|acute renal failure]], [[Icterus|jaundiced]] (due to focal hepatic necrosis), or with [[:Category:Altered Impulse Formations|cardiac arrhythmias]]. [[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary oedema|Pulmonary oedema]], pleural effusions, widespread haemorrhage, [[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation|DIC]], mild ascites, dehydration (Mild to moderate) and pyrexia may also be present.
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More severe cases may present in [[Shock - Pathology|shock]], [[Kidney Renal Failure - Pathology#Acute|acute renal failure]], [[Icterus|jaundiced]] (due to focal hepatic necrosis), or with cardiac arrhythmias. Pulmonary oedema, pleural effusions, widespread haemorrhage, [[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation|DIC]], mild ascites, dehydration (Mild to moderate) and pyrexia may also be present.
Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as [[Shock - Pathology|shock]] and collapse.
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Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis may present as shock and collapse.
 
A cranial abdominal mass may be palpated.  
 
A cranial abdominal mass may be palpated.  
  
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