My cat has pancreatitis and stopped eating. Will it resolve?

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Hi, our nearly 13 yo cat got diagnosed with pancreatitis earlier this year. He was doing well on veraflox for 5 weeks. He's been for 3 ultrasounds so far and his condition appears to be improving though the pancreatic duct was dilated and remains so. Today he stopped eating again so he's going back on famotidine and veraflox and he's scheduled for followup in early April. Do such cases usually resolve? How long should we expect he'll need antibiotics? Would be nice to get him over it for good. Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Male | neutered | 12 years and 11 months old | 13 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Pancreatitis rarely completely resolve, it can be managed (food is the most important part of the treatment) and your cat might often have relapses such as this one, every time he does he will need similar treatment, in cats i find pain killers important with pancreatitis as well as anti nausea drugs such as cerenia.

My cat has pancreatitis and stopped eating. Will it resolve?

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