INSUFICIÊNCIA PANCREÁTICA EXÓCRINA EM CANINO PEDIÁTRICO TRATADO INICIALMENTE COM PANCREATINA E POSTERIORMENTE COM PÂNCREAS IN NATURA BOVINO: RELATO DE CASO
INSUFICIÊNCIA PANCREÁTICA EXÓCRINA EM CANINO PEDIÁTRICO TRATADO INICIALMENTE COM PANCREATINA E POSTERIORMENTE COM PÂNCREAS IN NATURA BOVINO: RELATO DE CASO
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.0672407116
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Palavras-chave: Cão; enzimas pancreáticas; pâncreas.
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Keywords: Dog; pancreatic enzymes; pancreas.
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Abstract: Exotic pancreatic insufficiency is a disease that results in decreased acinar pancreatic tissue, resulting in decline of pancreatic enzymes and leading to sings of poor digestion and malabsortion. Diagnosis of EPI is confirmed with trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) test. Treatment is based on enzymatic reposition throughout the animal life, which can be made through commercial pancreatic extracts or with bovine or swine raw pancreas (in natura). The objective of this study was to report a case of exotic pancreatic insufficiency in a 6-months-old dog, initially treated with pancreatic extracts and afterward with raw pancreas. The animal had a history of bodyweight reduction, polyphagy, apathy, voluminous and yellowish colored diarrhea with non-digested food presence. Complementary tests were solicited, confirming the EPI case. Treatment involved supplementation with pancreatic enzymes (Creon 10.000®), ranitidin, metronidazole, probiotics and specific commercial dog food (Royal Canin Gastro intestinal Canine ®). After 60 days, the patient had gained 2,7kg and reduction of clinical signs was observed; however, due to the high cost of the enzymatic supplementation, treatment was sustained with bovine raw pancreas, obtained in a properly inspected slaughterhouse. A favorable response to the new therapeutic modality was observed, with a weight gain of 4.7 kg in 60 days of treatment, demonstrating that supplementation with fresh pancreas can be an economical and effective alternative.
- Diane Cristina de Araújo Dias
- Ricardo de Freitas Santos Junior
- Manuela Costa de Menezes
- Moisés Dantas Tertulino
- Beatriz Rodrigues Cruz
- Victoria Morais Silva
- Yara Stephanne Ramos Ribeiro
- Fernando Lucas Costa Silva
- Mariana Araújo Rocha
- Mirley Barbosa de Souza
- José Artur Brilhante Bezerra
- João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes