From:
Debi Christy
Date: 2001-11-03 06:49:00 UTC
Subject: Cause & treatment for pancreatitis?
We did surgery on Lucky this morning for what we suspected was a
hairball or possible partial blockage. No hairball or foreign bodies
were found in the stomach or intestinal tract.
What we found was a very reddened, inflamed pancreas, gas bloated
stomach, and a non-distinct mass of something in the mezzinary(sp?)
area surrounded by fat. The intestinal tract had occasional
hemorraged areas throughout it's length (maybe a total of 5 areas,
1/8" to 1/4" long spots that appeared as though blood vessels had
ruptured in the surface of the gut). Doc's best guess on the mass was
maybe something going on with the lymph node supposed to be in that
area, even though it really didn't look much like a lymph node. It's
being sent for histopath.
The questions are: What causes this and what's the best or
recommended treatment?
Debi