Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Maltese dog with pancreatic insufficiency treated with pig enzyme
By Kim, Ju Won et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary science·2005·Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, South Korea·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Canine exocrine pancreatic insufficiency treated with porcine pancreatic extract.
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Plain-English summary
A 1.8-year-old female Maltese was brought in due to chronic diarrhea, excessive eating, weight loss, and eating her own feces. She was very thin and had foul-smelling, yellow stools. Tests showed she had exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, meaning her pancreas wasn't producing enough digestive enzymes. After starting treatment with a porcine pancreatic enzyme supplement, her symptoms improved significantly, and she returned to normal health.
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Abstract
A 1.8-year-old intact female Maltese dog was presented because of a history of chronic diarrhea, polyphagia, weight loss, and coprophagia. The patient was severely emaciated and evacuated very moist and four-smelling, yellow feces. Fecal stain with Sudan III revealed numerous lipid droplets. Result of fat absorption test showed aldigestion. A definite diagnosis was made based on trypsin-like immunoreactivity assay in serum which was low enough to be diagnosed as an exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. After pancreatic enzyme supplement with porcine pancreatin powder, the clinical signs were disappeared. This case report documents clinical manifestations, diagnostic tools, treatment and efficiency of oral pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in a Maltese dog.
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