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Acute pancreatitis in two five‐day‐old Appaloosa foals
Author(s) -
OLLIVETT T. L.,
DIVERS T. J.,
CUSHING T.,
PRIEST H.,
DAWSON D. R.,
PETERS R.,
STOKOL T.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00435.x
Subject(s) - medicine , foal , acute pancreatitis , pancreatitis , gastroenterology , sepsis , differential diagnosis , encephalopathy , pathology , archaeology , history
Summary Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in foals is rare and treatment has not been documented. This paper describes the clinical, haematological and ultrasonographic findings as well as attempted treatment of SAP in two 5‐day‐old Appaloosa fillies. Clinical signs, including colic, diarrhoea and coma, may be mistaken for sepsis or neonatal encephalopathy. Hyperlipaemic serum and peritoneal fluid, and elevated serum and peritoneal fluid amylase and lipase activities aided the diagnosis. Severe acute pancreatitis should be included as a differential in an acutely ill foal with diarrhoea, colic, cerebral cortical dysfunction and hyperlipaemia.