Pancreatitis and kidney disease
Common Questions and Answers about Pancreatitis and kidney disease
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Hi Anna. Pancreatitis is a common complication with kidney disease and needs to be guarded against, usually by being forewarned if it creeping in through having very regular (monthly) blood level checks.
It can both be triggered and made significantly worse by high fat content in the diet, which you probably know by now.
I am struggling with several issues associated with management of kidney disease in my 18 year old terrier mix rescue dog, who was diagnosed with stage 2 kidney disease 5 weeks ago, on the heels of an episode of acute pancreatitis. He had been on metacam for osteoarthritis (elbow, spine, hips) for about 2 years, so we have been monitoring his blood work at least every 6 months. His creatinine had been creeping up slowly, but entered the abnormal zone at 1.
Within the last two years she has been diagnosed with kidney stones, anemia, pancreatitis, hypokalemia, mixed connective tissue disease, asthma, raynauds disease, mono, bronchitis, pleurisy, pericarditis, chostochondritis, uti's, kidney infections...She has had a fever for weeks...The drs say her potassium is dangerously low and they've given her multiple IV's with potassium, but it hasn't helped make any improvements.
Heart disorder such as a Heart attack/ Left sided Heart failure/ Valvular Heart disease/ irregular heart beat/ Infection of the heart muscle/ Infection of the heart valve/ heart disease that may have been present since birth/ To much fluid intake by a person with heart or kidney disease/ kidney disease/ Thyroid disease/ B1 deficiency. Other causes can be: Kidney failure/ pneumonia/ blockage of lung blood vessels (pulmonary embolism)/ pancreatitis.
s likely the kidney disease occurred first and the pancreatitis is the result of the kidney failure. However, the pancreatitis may be a chronic condition that has been happening for a long time, in which case it could have affected the kidneys. Has your vet given any indication of which may be the case?
The reason for asking is it could be important, because acute pancreatitis can be treated (although any organ damage cannot be undone).
My chocolate lab "Skip" is about 10 years old and developed pancreatitis for the first time. We took him to the doctor he never vomited or diahrea until the day after he got to the vets office. His amalyse was high like 8000 and his glucose and white blood count low but we got an ultrasound to make sure not cancer. He started to show improvements with the IV and antibiotic. Now a week later he is starting to decline and the vet has tried everything.
There is a website with information on digestive and kidney diseases(and pancreatitis) that the National Institutes of Health sponsor. Perhaps you can find some helpful information. I take one Prilosec, 20 mg(prescribed); Prilosec ,10 mg is sold OTC at any pharmacy. Here is the website: http:digestive.niddk.gov. I do not know why, but the website takes you to Google that list the same URL. Click on the Heading, Digestive, and search.
5 (her levels lowered after 48 hours of IV). She is anemic and has pancreatitis and a UTI as well. She has been struggling with loss of appetite (weight loss) and vomiting. I have been giving her daily Sub-Q fluids, Epikitin, Famotidine (10mg), and she is on an antibiotic for her UTI--for two days an appetite stimulant. Her blood was tested again 23 days later and her BUN 87, Creatinine 6.2, and Phosphorus 9.8
Her diet started out as Hills diet G/D (not K/D because of her pancreatitis).
Trouble was I had a really bad Nicorette habit. Low and behold I have chronic pancreatitis and if I chew the gum--the pancreatic pain skyrockets. I would say "YES" Nicorette either causes, triggers, or aggrevates pancreatitis.
I think you mentioned they were checking your lipids
There is also a link between cystic fibrosis and pancreatits so that is why they are testing you for that. This is another disease that often leads to chronic pancreatitis after a while and will show up earlier in life.
I hope they can find your problem quickly and you get feeling better.
Opus88 and PikaPika88 ~ My kitty was just diagnosed with Kidney problems and from what I've read (and it's A LOT trust me lol) one of the main issues for them is keeping their weight up and keeping their appetite normal. So I've read that for these cats basically just let them eat as much as they will cause they have issues that normal healthy kittys don't have. Unless of course it's causing problems and then maybe your vet would advise you to cut back.
My cat has been monitored for hyperthyroidism for several months, and continues to have results that are only borderline high. But treating with methimazole would be difficult, because it would be hard to get a dose low enough since it's so powerful. This is particularly important because she also has kidney disease, and we have to be vigilant that her T4 doesn't swing too low and cause further kidney damage.
I hoped he had some other problem like Addisons or Lepto which could be treated. After blood and urine tests and an ultrasound, my Vet concluded he had Glomerular disease, There was inflammation of the kidney. Dont know if this needs to be treated or is it only a result of the CKD? His numbers are as follows; Creatinine is 1.2, I think that is actually within normal range. Albumin was 2.4, low. Bun level was 43. The UPC level was very high at 16.8.
Heart failure will cause him to have shortage of breath, kidney failure will cause him to vomit and have diarrhea, and pancreatitis will causes him to be in pain. I really don't know which is the right choice. Should I let him continue living this way till his time is up or should I put him to sleep? Can anyone please advise me?
Typically, patients who suffer from biliary colic pain or recurrent pancreatitis are investigated for gallstone disease, and many are sent to surgery for gallbladder removal. In most people, gallstones are indeed the causative factor and the pains do not recur. In a small minority of patients, however, the pain continues. It is in these patients that further investigations are done, specifically to evaluate for SOD.
It started as a small fist sized area on her back then went into both kidney areas then moved forward and subsided where her stomach/gallbladder / liver would be her stomach then started to shut down and she felt like something was stuck and squeezing when she tried to eat she was given pain meds and iv for 6 days in hospital she was able to eat and drink they sent her home about a week later it all started again back pain into lower ribs this time she can eat fine just has constant squeezing p
Hi,
I saw a post of a case similar to mine where the liver was affected as well as the pancreas with wieght gain instead of loss on a low fat diet. Im wondering what causes that especially in pancreatitis? I loss alot of weight a year ago, was real sick with abnormal bruising and weakness, falling down, ect, this was before pancreas started acting up again, prior to that I had only one acute episode of pancreatitis.
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