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Maria Saiz Alvarez1, Vicente Herrería-Bustillo1, Artur Font Utset1
1From the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital ARS Veterinaria, Barcelona, Spain (M.S.A., V.H-B., A.F.U.); and the Histología y Anatomía Patológica Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (J.M.).
Abstract:
A 3 mo old, female, entire Labrador retriever presented with vomiting, diarrhea, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and stunted growth. Diagnostics revealed the presence of juvenile diabetes mellitus and concurrent exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Pancreatic histopathology showed severe pancreatic atrophy. Successful treatment was achieved with a combination of insulin and pancreatic enzymes. This report describes successful long-term treatment of juvenile diabetes mellitus and concurrent exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in a dog.
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