Pancreatitis, Feline - contd.
The outlook for cats with pancreatitis is unpredictable, especially since the diagnosis of the condition is often tentative at best. Relatively stable cats without serious underlying diseases may do well. Those that respond quickly to supportive care may never have another occurrence, but repeated bouts are possible. Cats with severe signs like shock, low body temperature, low blood glucose concentrations, or other serious complicating factors like kidney failure may not survive the initial attack of pancreatitis. Cats with enough damage from a single bout of pancreatitis, or with multiple recurrent bouts of pancreatitis, may eventually develop diabetes mellitus if the endocrine portion of the pancreas is affected by chronic inflammation.
