Diagnóstico de un caso de pancreatitis en perro de raza labrador. Reporte de un caso clínico

RESUMEN: El presente trabajo es el caso clínico de un labrador de un año y medio de edad, que mostraba la siguiente sintomatología : vómito, diarrea, pérdida de peso, pelo hirsuto y decaimiento. Previamente a la consulta ya había sido tratado en otro centro veterinario, el cual realizo pruebas diagnósticas como: hemograma y bilirrubinas total y directa cuyo resultado arrojó que se encontraban levemente aumentadas. Ante la persistencia de los síntomas y la poca evolución del canino se realizaron nuevamente ayudas diagnósticas como: hemograa, FA, lipasa especifica pancreatica canina, amilasa y ecografía abdominal, las cuales evidenciaron el hígado y el páncreas inflamados, al igual que los valores aumentados en amilasa y lipasa. Posterior a la estabilización del paciente con tratamientos inyectados y orales, dieta con alimentación en grano I/D, seguimiento con pruebas diagnósticas como: lipasa específica pancreática canina y amilasa durante dos meses y exclusión de otros posibles diagnósticos, se concluyo que el paciente padecía pancreatitis.ABSTRACT: In this paper is exposed a clinic case about a Labrador Retriever which is a one and a half year old. The animal had been vomiting for a week and presented diarrhea sporadically, also the dog showed low weight, dull hair and low mood before going to the veterinarian clinic. This patient had been treated in another institution where took a blood test and total and direct bilirubin tests, which were increased. The canine did not show improvement when received a treatment with antiemetics and oral hydration. When the Labrador was at the veterinarian clinic in which we carried out this study, we took a CBC (complete blood count), alkaline phosphatase, specific canine pancreatic lipase and amylase, some of which had a high ranges, as well. A complete ultrasonography of abdomen was ordered, showing that liver and pancreas were swollen and gallbladder had a lot of fluids. Finally, the patient was stabilized with injected treatment and diet, also, we continued which some laboratory analysis during two months after the patient got the diagnosis of pancreatitis