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Uroperitoneum will raise the blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, potassium and phosphorus. Bile peritonitis will raise the total bilirubin, alanine transaminase and alkaline phosphatase. Increased amylase and lipase can indicate pancreatitis but this is not diagnostic as it is associated with other conditions and not present in all cases. Trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) tests can be useful in diagnosing feline pancreatitis and canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactvity (PLI) can be used in dogs.
Uroperitoneum will raise the blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, potassium and phosphorus. Bile peritonitis will raise the total bilirubin, alanine transaminase and alkaline phosphatase. Increased amylase and lipase can indicate pancreatitis but this is not diagnostic as it is associated with other conditions and not present in all cases. Trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) tests can be useful in diagnosing feline pancreatitis and canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactvity (PLI) can be used in dogs.
'''Faecal analysis'' should be performed especially in younger animals to look for the presence of parvovirus or parasites.
'''Faecal analysis''' should be performed especially in younger animals to look for the presence of parvovirus or parasites.
'''Abdominal radiographs''' (ideally lateral and ventrodorsal views) should be taken. This can be useful in detecting obstructions due to foreign bodies where loops of distended intestine proximal to the obstruction will be present. Free gas present in the abdomen is a surgical emergency as it indicates rupture of the GI tract or the presence of gas producing bacteria (unless it is iatrogenic due to abdominocentesis or recent surgery). If large volumes of fluid are present in the abdomen then ultrasound is the diagnostic method of choice due to the loss of contrast on radiographs.
'''Abdominal radiographs''' (ideally lateral and ventrodorsal views) should be taken. This can be useful in detecting obstructions due to foreign bodies where loops of distended intestine proximal to the obstruction will be present. Free gas present in the abdomen is a surgical emergency as it indicates rupture of the GI tract or the presence of gas producing bacteria (unless it is iatrogenic due to abdominocentesis or recent surgery). If large volumes of fluid are present in the abdomen then ultrasound is the diagnostic method of choice due to the loss of contrast on radiographs.