Causes of pancreatitis in dogs

1. Diet and obesity
Diet is the main cause of pancreatitis. The vast majority of dogs suffering from pancreatitis are obese dogs. Experiments have shown that obese dogs have a higher incidence of the disease and are more serious than thin dogs. Feeding high-fat diet is prone to "nutrition deficiency", and high-fat diet can increase the enzyme content in pancreatic cells. Therefore, the nutritional status of dogs and the fat content in their diet are important factors in inducing acute pancreatitis.
2. Parvovirus enteritis
When certain infectious diseases occur in dogs, such as parvovirus, toxoplasmosis and infectious hepatitis in dogs, they can damage the liver and induce pancreatitis. The probability of parvovirus complicated by pancreatitis is as high as 30%, and Xiao Ming’s Shizuka is the one with parvovirus complicated by pancreatitis.

Symptoms of pancreatitis in dogs

Canine pancreatitis is a common pancreatic disease in dogs. Due to various causes, pancreatic enzymes are activated in the pancreas, causing pancreatic tissue to self-destruct. Diseases caused by digestion are mainly divided into two types: acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis. Today we will focus on acute pancreatitis.
To put it simply, pancreatitis has the following characteristics:
1. It is very painful and painful. Even if the dog has a strong tolerance, it is difficult to heal on its own;
2. Recurrence rate High, canine pancreatitis is easy to relapse, so you must pay attention to diet and recuperation after recovery. Xiao Ming will explain this in detail in the next article;
3. The mortality rate is as high as 40%, so once the disease occurs, it must be treated in time !
2. Continuous vomiting and diarrhea are similar to the symptoms of general gastroenteritis. The vomitus is yellow or green (the color of the food itself is not counted), a bit like bile, and is thicker than glue.
3. Other symptoms: fever (caused by inflammation in the body), drooling.
4. The "SNAP cPL Canine Pancreatitis Rapid Detection Reagent" is generally used for clinical diagnosis of pancreatitis. As shown in the figure below, the left side is the comparison point and the right side is the actual situation. The right side is darker than the left or the same color as the left, which means the patient is suffering from the disease. Upper pancreatitis (note: this test requires blood drawing).

How to prevent pancreatitis in dogs

(1) Please do not feed your dog any high-fat food, including some high-fat dog food, and anyone who eats it High-fat foods! In the movie "A Dog's Purpose", feeding Corgi pizza and cream cakes is actually a very wrong approach!
(2) During the treatment period after the diagnosis of parvovirus, you must pay more attention to the dog’s condition. If the condition does not improve and manifests as persistent high fever and pain, please immediately test for pancreatitis (because it is a complication caused by parvovirus, It is often easy to focus on one thing and lose sight of the other during treatment, and ignore the possibility of canine pancreatitis)!