Subclinical pancreatitis is more common in overweight and obese dogs if peak postprandial triglyceridemia is >445 mg/dl

In human beings, there is strong evidence that hypertriglyceridemia is associated with an increased risk for pancreatitis. Miniature Schnauzers with fasting hypertriglyceridemia have a higher risk of pancreatitis. The association of hypertriglyceridemia and pancreatitis has not been well characterized in other dogs. The aim of this study was to determine whether dogs with increased postprandial serum triglyceride concentrations are at increased risk of having serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (cPLI) or trypsin-like immunoreactivity (cTLI) concentrations in the diagnostic range for exocrine pancreatic diseas