Serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity in cats with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

J Vet Intern Med. 2000 Nov-Dec;14(6):627-9. doi: 10.1892/0891-6640(2000)014<0627:sftiic>2.3.co;2.

Abstract

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is thought to occur rarely in cats. This assumption has been made based on the lack of a specific test for this disease in the cat. Clinical data from the 1st 20 cats with serum feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity (fTLI) concentrations < or = 8 microg/L are presented. In 17 of these 20 cats compelling evidence for a diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) was present and in the remaining 3 supportive evidence for a diagnosis of EPI was available. The conclusion was made that serum fTLI concentration is a specific test for EPI in the cat.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biopsy / veterinary
  • Cat Diseases / blood
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cats
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diarrhea / veterinary
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary
  • Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / blood
  • Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Folic Acid / blood
  • Hypercholesterolemia / veterinary
  • Male
  • Partial Thromboplastin Time / veterinary
  • Radioimmunoassay / veterinary
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Serum Albumin / analysis
  • Thyroxine / blood
  • Trypsin / blood*
  • Trypsin / immunology
  • Vitamin B 12 / blood
  • Weight Loss

Substances

  • Serum Albumin
  • Folic Acid
  • Trypsin
  • Vitamin B 12
  • Thyroxine