Application of a complete blood count to screening lethargic and anorectic cats for pancreatitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Feline pancreatitis (FP) is an important health problem of cats. Its diagnostics is based on the combination of quantification of serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (fPLI) and abdominal ultrasonography (AUS). These modalities allow for establishing highly specific diagnosis, however they are relatively expensive and time-consuming. On the other hand, a screening test of high sensitivity which would allow to rule out FP on the first visit without a considerable increase of costs would be clinically useful. To evaluate accuracy of nonspecific inflammatory biomarkers based on complete blood count (CBC) in diagnosing FP 73 client-owned cats with signs of lethargy and reduced appetite lasting for at least 2 days before presentation were enrolled in the cross-sectional s

SUBMITTER: Krasztel MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665532 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature