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Originally Posted by Ellie May  It's a blood test that can tell you whether it's pancreatitis.
It would come back 0-200...no, 201-400...maybe, 401-???...yes, I think.
It should be run when pancreatitis is suspected along with possibly a TLI and vitamin b's. |
the tli tests for epi and the spec cpli tests for pancreatitis but also my internal medicine specialist stated they are finding dogs with high amylase and lipase along with high spec cpli with no symptoms of pancreatitis have ibd and i believe ibd in small intestines and pancreatitis go hand in hand as they are right next to each other so if say white potato inflames intestine which happened to dex then it sets off the pancreas and pancreas controls the insulin in the body which is another reason white potato is bad as it converts to sugar in body and why diabetics should not have white potato so for two reason i do not like white potato for ibd and pancreatic dogs. If a dog gets pancreatitis too many times they can get diabetes or epi. Another thing i read in whole dog journal is dogs that test high on triglycerides after 12 hr fast are more prone to pancreatitis as they already have high fat content in blood and my dex had high triglycerides on 12 hr fast.