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"Many dogs that develop pancreatitis are overweight, are fed a high fat diet, recently ate a single especially fatty meal or are being given a medication that has been linked to pancreatitis.  The attending veterinarian will take the dog\u2019s history, conduct a thorough physical examination and assess the dog\u2019s presenting symptoms.  All of these findings will be taken into consideration when diagnosing pancreatitis.  Often, these factors will lead to a presumptive diagnosis of pancreatitis, which can be strengthened by the results of blood work.  The results of a routine serum chemistry profile and complete blood count are usually unremarkable in dogs with pancreatitis.  Serum amylase and lipase levels can be suggestive of pancreatitis, but are not diagnostic.  Newer blood tests, such as the canine serum pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (PLI) concentration and the trypsinogen activation peptide (TAP) tests, are now commercially available to assist with the definitive diagnosis of this disease."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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