Pancreas

Our three-year Labrador suffer from alternating diarrhea. It is duly worming and Malinka we feed quality dry feeding. Diarrhea is a rare and sometimes in different ways with a strong odor. After various antibiotics he improved for a while, but always to turn back. It takes almost a year.

We changed vets and have been given tablets to pancreas. Served one day to feed, but the state is still the same. For confirmation of pancreatic disease in the dog is said to be a special examination, but in our country does. What we do with him?

Pancreas from a functional point of view is divided into two parts, endocrine and exocrine. Endocrine part produces insulin, the disease is diabetes. Of the exocrine pancreas produces digestive juice containing substances, the so-called pancreas enzymes necessary for digestion of fats and proteins in the gut. Any intake of these enzymes in the intestine may be the emergence of diarrhea. Therefore focus primarily on the exocrine part of the body.

The most common disease of the pancreas are less frequent inflammation and secretory insufficiency of the pancreas, abbreviated EPI (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency). Inflammation of the pancreas, called pankreatitis, there is usually acute. The owner's dog, which is painful front part of the abdominal cavity, often vomits, prujmuje and is restless. In most cases namerime increased body temperature, and at first glance we attract surface rapid breathing, or abnormal position caused abdominal pain. In the haematological and biochemical blood tests are usually a series of increases of liver and renal parameters, which is in the first phase of the overall irritation caused by the abdominal cavity and dehydration. Often the diagnosis is based on the determination of two enzymes, amylase and lipase,but the increase may be due only disease of the pancreas. For any abdominal pain should be done rentgenologicke examination. In the case of the pancreas is the picture nothing special, but to exclude some of the other causes of pain

. In ultrasonografickem examination depends on the resolution of the device and investigating skills. When inflammation occurs mostly on the swelling and enlargement of pancreas, which display a bit easier, so in practice become, that is found only affected pancreas, while the sound is not nezkusenemu ultrasonografistovi show. At this examination mainly looking for structural changes and mass on the pancreas and examine the bordering, which are often damaged by the mere contact with irritated pancreas.For the acute pancreatic inflammation but is not quite typical and diagnosis is established on the basis of the results of these tests. Dog with disabilities to remain in the hospital for infusion therapy. The most important point is the treatment of hunger strike. When feeding, the pancreas and produce irritation of digestive enzymes which are transported into the intestine, but may spend the pancreas itself and the surrounding authorities. It is necessary to bring a strong pain medication damping. After overcoming the acute phase of the patient first receives the water and then a small portion of diet low in fat and protein.

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