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experimentally induced pancreatitis in dogs, hyperlipidemia does not develop after<br />

induction of pancreatitis. 18-20 However, the role of naturally occurring pancreatitis in the<br />

development of secondary hyperlipidemia is unknown. Thus, based on the current<br />

literature, it is possible either that hyperlipidemia is a preexisting abnormality in some<br />

dogs with naturally occurring pancreatitis, which might or might not contribute to the<br />

development of the disease, or that naturally occurring pancreatitis differs in its ability to<br />

produce hyperlipidemia from the experimental models of pancreatitis applied in the<br />

above mentioned studies.<br />

Obesity<br />

Increased serum triglyceride and/or cholesterol concentrations have been<br />

observed in obese dogs. 11,12,67 The most profound changes were associated with severe<br />

chronic obesity. 12 Weight loss in obese dogs leads to significant decreases of both serum<br />

triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations. 12,68<br />

Protein losing nephropathy (PLN)<br />

Proteinuria associated with PLN, regardless of the cause, is often associated with<br />

hyperlipidemia in dogs. The typical lipid abnormality in dogs with PLN is<br />

hypercholesterolemia, which is usually mild or moderate. 69-73<br />

Hypercholesterolemia is usually part of a more complex syndrome, the nephrotic<br />

syndrome, which in addition to hypercholesterolemia, is characterized by<br />

hypoalbuminemia, proteinuria, and ascites. 31,37 Hypercholesterolemia has been reported

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