Pancreatic abscess in a cat with diabetes mellitus

J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2015 May-Jun;51(3):180-4. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6122.

Abstract

An 11 yr old spayed female Maine coon cat was referred with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The cat had a 2 mo history of weight loss and intermittent vomiting. An abdominal ultrasound identified the presence of a large cavity measuring a maximum of 4.6 cm in the pancreas that was filled with a homogeneous echogenic fluid. Cytological analysis and culture of the fluid obtained from the pancreatic mass indicated the presence of a bacterial abscess. The application of nonsurgical drainage and the administration of glargine insulin and antibiotics resolved the clinical signs. The size of the pancreatic abscess was reduced after 5 mo, and the cat achieved diabetic remission and remained healthy at the time this report was prepared. This case report describes the successful treatment of a pancreatic bacterial abscess concurrent with diabetes mellitus in a Maine coon cat.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Glucose
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / pathology*
  • Cats
  • Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus / veterinary*
  • Drainage / veterinary
  • Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
  • Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary
  • Female
  • Insulin Glargine / therapeutic use
  • Pancreatic Diseases / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Diseases / veterinary*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Blood Glucose
  • Insulin Glargine