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severe (typically ≥1,000 mg/dl). 255<br />

In the present study, many dogs had serum<br />

triglyceride concentrations above the upper limit of the reference range and it is possible<br />

that some of these dogs might have had hypertriglyceridemia secondary to pancreatitis<br />

rather than the opposite. However, this speculation is not supported by the current<br />

literature. In 1 study where acute pancreatitis was experimentally induced in dogs,<br />

hypertriglyceridemia did not develop up to 96 hours after induction of pancreatitis. 19<br />

Similar results were reported in another study where pancreatitis was experimentally<br />

induced in dogs by ligation of the major and minor pancreatic ducts. 18 In this study,<br />

pancreatitis did not result in hypertriglyceridemia or hypercholesterolemia up to 14 days<br />

after induction of pancreatitis. 18<br />

In a more recent study, mild increases in serum<br />

triglyceride concentrations were noted in dogs after induction of pancreatitis. 20 Although<br />

serum triglyceride concentrations significantly increased, they remained within the<br />

reference range even after induction of pancreatitis. 20 However, this was not clearly<br />

discussed in this report. 20<br />

Based on these studies, it can be concluded that<br />

hypertriglyceridemia is not a feature of experimentally induced pancreatitis in dogs.<br />

However, it remains unknown whether this is also the case for spontaneous canine<br />

pancreatitis. It should be mentioned that in another study of 56 dogs of different breeds<br />

(not including Miniature Schnauzers) with serum cPLI concentrations diagnostic for<br />

pancreatitis, only 14 (25%) had hypertriglyceridemia and of these only 1 (1.8%) had<br />

serum triglyceride concentration ≥862 mg/dL. g Collectively, the above data indicate that<br />

severe hypertriglyceridemia with triglyceride concentrations above 862 mg/dL, which in<br />

this study showed a significant association with serum cPLI concentrations consistent

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