Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014

Pancreatitis is a common disease in cats and clinically important as it can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if not properly managed. However, its clinical signs are often vague and diagnosis remains challenging. In Malaysia, there are limited tests for feline pancreatitis resulting in po...

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Main Author:	Lim, May Lyn
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Pancreatitis Cats
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77358/1/FPV%202014%202%20ir.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.773582022-01-28T03:34:29Z Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014 2014 Lim, May Lyn Pancreatitis is a common disease in cats and clinically important as it can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if not properly managed. However, its clinical signs are often vague and diagnosis remains challenging. In Malaysia, there are limited tests for feline pancreatitis resulting in possible underdiagnosed cases. Therefore the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of feline pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital, UPM as well as the prevalence of concurrent pancreatitis with inflammatory bowel disease and hepatitis. Additional objective was to determine the clinical pattern of pancreatitis in cats if any. Two populations of cats were included in this study. The first population of cats included 50 clinically ill cats presented with the complaint of vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice or increased liver enzymes. The second population included 30 cats that had died or that were humanely euthanized. The pancreas, liver and small intestines were sampled for postmortem examination. The prevalence of pancreatitis in clinically ill cats was 32% (n=16) based on abnormal fPLI test results and typical ultrasonographic findings. 44% (n=7) of cats with pancreatitis had concurrent liver disease, 12% (n=2) had gastrointestinal disease and 19% (n=3) had both. There was no observable clinical pattern seen in cats diagnosed with pancreatitis. For the necropsy cases, the prevalence rate of pancreatitis was 84% (n=25) with acute pancreatitis accounting for 17% and chronic pancreatitis 67% of cases. The diagnosis of pancreatitis is difficult and should be based on a combination of compatible clinical and laboratory findings, abdominal ultrasonography, specific immunoassays for pancreatitis and histopathology. Pancreatitis Cats 2014 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77358/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77358/1/FPV%202014%202%20ir.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Pancreatitis Cats Watanabe, Malaika
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English
advisor	Watanabe, Malaika
topic	Pancreatitis Cats
spellingShingle	Pancreatitis Cats Lim, May Lyn Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014
description	Pancreatitis is a common disease in cats and clinically important as it can lead to significant morbidity and mortality if not properly managed. However, its clinical signs are often vague and diagnosis remains challenging. In Malaysia, there are limited tests for feline pancreatitis resulting in possible underdiagnosed cases. Therefore the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of feline pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital, UPM as well as the prevalence of concurrent pancreatitis with inflammatory bowel disease and hepatitis. Additional objective was to determine the clinical pattern of pancreatitis in cats if any. Two populations of cats were included in this study. The first population of cats included 50 clinically ill cats presented with the complaint of vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice or increased liver enzymes. The second population included 30 cats that had died or that were humanely euthanized. The pancreas, liver and small intestines were sampled for postmortem examination. The prevalence of pancreatitis in clinically ill cats was 32% (n=16) based on abnormal fPLI test results and typical ultrasonographic findings. 44% (n=7) of cats with pancreatitis had concurrent liver disease, 12% (n=2) had gastrointestinal disease and 19% (n=3) had both. There was no observable clinical pattern seen in cats diagnosed with pancreatitis. For the necropsy cases, the prevalence rate of pancreatitis was 84% (n=25) with acute pancreatitis accounting for 17% and chronic pancreatitis 67% of cases. The diagnosis of pancreatitis is difficult and should be based on a combination of compatible clinical and laboratory findings, abdominal ultrasonography, specific immunoassays for pancreatitis and histopathology.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lim, May Lyn
author_facet	Lim, May Lyn
author_sort	Lim, May Lyn
title	Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014
title_short	Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014
title_full	Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014
title_fullStr	Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014
title_sort	prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to university veterinary hospital upm from 2013-2014
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2014
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77358/1/FPV%202014%202%20ir.pdf
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Prevalence of pancreatitis in cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital UPM from 2013-2014

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