Tag Archives: pancreatitis
Bedinvetmab (Librela) for chronic pain: various potential canine indications
Having started our own dog on Librela recently I’m pretty impressed that she seems to cope better with her dodgy joints. We still seem to be a bit short on objective data: a pubmed search turns up no actual evidence. However, It’s interesting and potentially widely-applicable that bedinvetmab may also be effective in a lot … Continue reading
Gastropathy caused by hypoadrenocorticism in dogs
I guess we know that hypoadrenocorticism (both ‘typical’ and ‘atypical’) is associated with gastrointestinal signs including ulceration. I’ve not managed to find a completely convincing pathophysiological explanation of the mechanism for this. However, I just wanted to share a couple of sonographic images of the stomach wall in addisonian dogs. They can be really striking. … Continue reading
More on cystic lymphadenopathy associated with pancreatitis in dogs
A while ago I wrote a post reporting cases of dogs with a history of pancreatitis who have multiple apparently cystic lesions within their hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes. Cavitated hepatic lymph nodes associated with previous pancreatitis in dogs Obviously association is not necessarily causation. However, my impression is that the association is strong … Continue reading
It’s not surprising that dogs with acute pancreatitis often have signs of colitis!
Just a little image of interest…to show how closely the pancreas is associated with the transverse and descending left colon in the dog. And how the colon is enveloped within the resulting swamp of inflamed fat when the pancreas is poorly. And a still image of the very inflamed-looking ileo-caeco-colic junction from the … Continue reading
Full agonist opiates in acute pancreatitis: are they really contraindicted?
There are some pieces of wisdom passed down through generations of veterinary teaching which acquire mythical status: their origins lost in the mists of time. Amongst these is the ‘rule’ that full agonist opiates are contraindicated in acute pancreatitis because of the potential for bilary spasm in the face of potential obstruction due to pancreatic … Continue reading
Sonographic pancreatic and lung changes in cats with FIP
FIP is frequently included in differential diagnosis lists for feline pancreatitis. However, there seems to be a lack of specific case descriptions other than in post-mortem histopathological surveys. There’s only one paper that I’m aware of looking at sonographic features of FIP: Abdominal ultrasonographic findings associated with feline infectious peritonitis: a retrospective review of … Continue reading
