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Originally Posted by glennamcgraw  Hello. I am new to this forum, and am searching for any information on the prevalence of acute pancreatitis in Yorkies. We just lost our 8-year old Yogi from this nasty disease. On Sunday he seemed absolutely normal - running around, playing and eating. Monday morning at 6:30 am he woke us up with heavy, rapid and loud panting. We took him to the Vet at 7am when they opened. After X-rays and blood work, they referred us to our local Vet hospital. They told us there is no real "treatment" just supportive care, i.e., IV fluids, pain meds, etc. He was better on Monday night and Tuesday morning - then Tuesday afternoon, he suddenly got worse. They gave him an infusion of plasma to help the inflammation in his pancreas, but nothing would help his pain. At 3:30 am Wednesday morning, they called to tell us that he had passed away. They think he either threw a blood clot to his heart, or had a heart arrhythmia. We are absolutely heartbroken and devastated. Has anyone on this forum had any experience with Acute Pancreatis? We would appreciate any information. |
Very sorry.
In answer to your question, one study and results (in short) follow:
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of canine chronic pancreatitis in first-opinion practice and identify breed associations or other risk factors. Methods: Three sections of pancreas were taken from 200 unselected canine post-mortem examinations from first-opinion practices. Sections were graded for inflammation, fibrosis and other lesions. Prevalence and relative risks of chronic pancreatitis and other pancreatic diseases were calculated. Results: The prevalence of chronic pancreatitis was 34 per cent omitting the autolysed cases. Cavalier King Charles spaniels, collies and boxers had increased relative risks of chronic pancreatitis; cocker spaniels had an increased relative risks of acute and chronic pancreatitis combined. Fifty-seven per cent of cases of chronic pancreatitis were classified histologically as moderate or marked. Forty-one per cent of cases involved all three sections. Dogs with chronic pancreatitis were more commonly female and overweight, but neither factor increased the relative risk of chronic pancreatitis. There were breed differences in histological appearances and 24·5 per cent of cases were too autolysed to interpret with an increased relative risk of autolysis in a number of large breeds. Clinical Significance: Chronic pancreatitis is a common, under-estimated disease in the first-opinion dog population with distinctive breed risks and histological appearances.
I'm a researcher so have access to various studies if you really are interested. However, due to copyright laws, I can't publish any here without permission. Yet, I can email some to you if you want..
Sadly, my parents Yorkie was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis today and is currently on IV for three days. I hope he makes it...