Published in Scientific Works. Series C. Veterinary Medicine, Vol. LXIX, Issue 1
Written by Lazarin LAZAROV
The clinical signs of acute pancreatitis depend largely on the severity of the disease, which can range from subclinical to life-threatening. The more common clinical signs are a direct result of inflammation of the pancreas or of the systemic effects of inflammation. The present study was performed in 83 dogs with spontaneous acute pancreatitis and 12 dogs with experimentally induced acute pancreatitis. The indicators general condition, appetite, vomiting, defecation, pain, mobility and reactivity were assessed. Both the frequency and the degree of manifestation of the individual clinical signs were taken into account. The most common symptoms were lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. There was a statistically significant difference between the experimental groups in the degree of manifestation of some of the signs, but not in the frequency of their manifestation.
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