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Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas where digestive enzymes escape and damage the organ and surrounding tissues.
Key Facts
- 90% of feline cases have unknown cause
- Only 35% of cats with pancreatitis show vomiting
- Only 25% appear to have abdominal pain
- Can cause temporary or permanent diabetes mellitus
- Approximately 40% of cats with hepatic lipidosis have underlying pancreatitis
- SPEC-FPL and PLI tests are most sensitive diagnostic tools
- Can be acute (reversible) or chronic (more common in cats)
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Related Conditions
CholangitisCondition
— concurrent in 50% of cases
Diabetes MellitusCondition
— potential complication
Diabetic KetoacidosisCondition
Common concurrent/precipitating condition
Exocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyCondition
Chronic pancreatitis is the main cause of EPI in cats
Hepatic LipidosisCondition
— underlying cause (11%)
HyperlipidemiaCondition
Both a cause and complication of hyperlipidemia
Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCondition
— associated condition
TriaditisCondition
— triple organ syndrome