Acute Pancreatitis in 20 Dogs Diagnosed and Treated in One Year

Abstract

Twenty dogs diagnosed with acute pancreatitis on the basis of clinical signs and increased serum pancreatic specific lipase (Spec cPL) 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. Canine lipase activity (v-LIP) was useful for bedside evaluation of acute pancreatitis because of a significant correlation between Spec cPL and v-LIP. Moreover, v-LIP activity tended decrease over a long period in dogs with concurrent disease than in those with acute pancreatitis alone. With regard to C-reactive protein (CRP) level, even if the concentration was low at the time of first medical examination, the level increased on the next day in some dogs. Therefore, caution should be exercised when evaluating pathological conditions using CRP.KEY WORDS : rabbit, calcium oxalate stone, ureteral lithotomy