Pancreatitis In Cats With Diabetes

Insulin is a hormone that helps regulate your cats blood sugar levels by enabling cells to absorb glucose from the bloodstream.

Pancreatitis in cats with diabetes. Dec 28 2009. Diabetic cats had a trend for more severe lesions and higher prevalence of acute pancreatitis. Diabetes develops because insulin-producing cells the islet cells of the pancreas become damaged.

Chronic pancreatitis should be considered in cats who are not responding well to treatment for other chronic illnesses. To produce insulin and create digestive enzymes. 15 In a recent laboratory study increased fPLI was found in 24 of 29 83 samples from diabetic cats.

Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas and can interfere with insulin production resulting in diabetes mellitus. Diabetic cats and pancreatitis. Since cats tend to have the chronic form most often they are the masters at hiding illness the symptoms tend to be vague and nonspecific.

The overall prevalence of pancreatitis in diabetic cats was 57 and in control cats 60. See the handout Pancreatitis in Cats Pancreas-Specific Lipase for further details on this test. However the difference was not significant Zini et al 2012.

Symptoms of Pancreatitis in Cats. In diabetic cats pancreatitis may also be common however it is not known whether the former triggers the latter or vice versa. What you can do is treat to prevent flares or to clear out flares.

You may notice anorexia not eating and weight loss with or without vomiting. The pancreas is an essential organ in your cats body that serves two functions. Pancreatitis in cats seems to occur spontaneously but there are several triggers believed to cause inflammation of the pancreas including.