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CHAPTER III<br />

SERUM TRIGLYCERIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN MINIATURE<br />

SCHNAUZERS WITH <strong>AND</strong> WITHOUT A HISTORY OF PROBABLE<br />

PANCREATITIS*<br />

Introduction<br />

The cause of pancreatitis usually remains unknown in dogs. 65,162 Several risk<br />

factors for pancreatitis have been indentified or suspected in dogs including trauma,<br />

certain drugs, endocrine diseases, obesity, and dietary indiscretion, but a definitive<br />

cause-and-effect relationship has not been established for most of them. 63,65,163<br />

Hypertriglyceridemia has long been considered a possible cause of or risk factor for<br />

pancreatitis in dogs. 19,63,65,165,252 Furthermore, it is widely believed that a suspected high<br />

prevalence of pancreatitis in Miniature Schnauzers 63,163 might be associated with the<br />

documented high prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia in this breed. 15,17,19,84,165,252<br />

The association between hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis remains obscure<br />

in dogs. Hypertriglyceridemia is commonly reported in dogs with pancreatitis, but the<br />

etiology of hypertriglyceridemia is not always possible to determine in these<br />

cases. 19,21,63-65<br />

_____________<br />

*Xenoulis PG, et al. Serum triglyceride concentrations in Miniature Schnauzers with and without<br />

a history of probable pancreatitis. J Vet Intern Med 2011;25(1):20-25.<br />

Reprinted with permission from the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

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