Pancreatitis In Cats With Diabetes

Is there a test to diagnose pancreatitis in cats.

Pancreatitis in cats with diabetes. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and can interfere with insulin production resulting in diabetes mellitus. Cats with acute pancreatitis can become insulin resistant and develop transient diabetes mellitus. If an FD cat is proving difficult to regulate and other possible reasons have been ruled out pancreatitis should definitely be considered as a possible cause.

Diabetes mellitus and pancreatitis are two distinct diseases encountered commonly in small animal practice. The pancreas is an internal organ that lies by the stomach in a cat. Dec 28 2009.

The overall prevalence of pancreatitis in diabetic cats was 57 and in control cats 60. Diabetic animals that have a bout of pancreatitis. It has very important hormonal functions including release of insulin in response to eating.

Over the past 10 to 15. As the pancreas is the source of insulin pets with diabetes can become transient diabetics and some may become diabetics long-term. One further symptomsign in diabetic cats is BGs that are difficult to control.

We may hold the pet off of food and water for 1 to 2 days to let the pancreas rest but nutrition is a critical element of treatment and survival. Pancreatitis is also associated with many other diseases in cats such as chronic intestinal disease liver or gallbladder disease and diabetes. To produce insulin and create digestive enzymes.

The pancreas is an essential organ in your cats body that serves two functions. For more information here is a link to Idexxs Roundtable on Pancreatitis. In diabetic cats pancreatitis may also be common however it is not known whether the former triggers the latter or vice versa.