Pancreatitis is the most common disorder of the exocrine pancreas in both dogs and cats.
Ante‐mortem diagnosis of canine and feline pancreatitis can be challenging. The clinical …

Acute pancreatitis in dogs is a potentially reversible condition, but in severe forms it can
cause systemic and local complications. These complications are driven by the cytokine …

Pancreatitis is a common gastrointestinal disorder in human beings. In the United States
alone, approximately 300,000 patients are discharged from a hospital with a diagnosis of …

This study reports the clinical, clinicopathological and ultrasonographic findings from dogs
with chronic pancreatitis (CP). Fourteen dogs with clinical signs consistent with CP and …

The diagnosis of pancreatitis in dogs and cats can be challenging. Several diagnostic tests
have been evaluated over the years, but the majority have been shown to be of limited utility …

Objective—To establish a clinical severity index that correlates severity of body system
abnormalities with outcome in dogs with acute pancreatitis (AP) and determine the …

Objectives To (i) assess the clinical diagnostic accuracy of SNAP canine pancreatic lipase
(cPL) and specific canine pancreatic lipase (Spec cPL) and (ii) assess the agreement of an …

Background Spec cPL is the most sensitive and specific test for diagnosing pancreatitis in
dogs. Its results have not been compared to those of the 1, 2‐o‐dilauryl‐rac‐glycero‐3 …

Clinical enzymology studies the enzyme activity in serum or other body fluids for the
diagnosis, prognosis or monitoring of a variety of diseases. Clinical enzymology has greatly …

Objective—To evaluate the specificity of a canine pancreas-specific lipase (cPSL) assay for
diagnosing pancreatitis in dogs without clinical or histologic evidence of the disease …