Canine exocrine pancreatic insufficiency treated with porcine pancreatic extract.
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.
Kim
Ju Won
JW
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Jung
Dong In
DI
Kang
Byeong Teck
BT
Kim
Ha Jung
HJ
Park
Chul
C
Park
Eun Hee
EH
Lim
Chae Young
CY
Park
Hee Myung
HM
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D010194:Pancreatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010194:Pancreatin