The mortality rate of pancreatitis in cats is not particularly high. Pancreatitis is divided into two types, namely acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. Acute pancreatitis has a rapid onset, severe symptoms, frequent vomiting, and a relatively long duration. Usually this type of pancreatitis belongs to the edema type, with a shorter treatment period and a higher cure rate. If treated in time, it will not cause much damage, and it can be adjusted to a good state through diet control in the later stage.

Chronic pancreatitis will cause chronic vomiting or chronic diarrhea. This type of pancreatitis is generally purulent or necrotizing pancreatitis. Its mortality rate is relatively high, mainly due to pain, followed by gastrointestinal disease. Tract reactions, such as vomiting, diarrhea, etc. If it is purulent or necrotizing pancreatitis, it must be treated actively to ensure the cat's hydration status, relieve dehydration, take some pancreatic enzyme supplements orally, and provide comprehensive analgesic and anti-inflammatory treatment. Whether you can survive and how long you survive mainly depends on the state and type of pancreatitis. Different states have different treatment plans and different prognosis, so they should be distinguished according to the actual situation.

The main symptoms caused by cat pancreatitis:

Depression, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Due to the characteristics of the physiological structure, severe cat pancreatitis Feline trisomitis, feline diabetes, etc. may also be secondary, manifesting as symptoms of polydipsia and polyuria, weight loss, cholangiohepatitis and enteritis. The mortality rate mainly depends on the progression of the disease. Common causes of death include: dehydration causing hypovolemic shock, which can lead to death, long-term anorexia secondary to fatty liver, which can lead to death, and secondary multi-system organ failure. , causing intravascular coagulation and death.

Causes of pancreatitis in cats:

Trauma, retrograde bacterial infection, intestinal parasites, Toxoplasma gondii, drug food poisoning, herpes virus, etc. Causes activation of pancreatic enzymes in the gland ducts, leading to so-called autodigestion, leading to pancreatitis. Among these triggers, bacteria, inflammatory mediators, and endotoxin are the three recognized causes.