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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (view source)
Revision as of 13:39, 21 August 2009
, 13:39, 21 August 2009→Diagnosis
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
*'''Vomiting'''; very common in cat, more common than diarrhoea
*'''[[Stomach and Abomasum Consequences of Gastric Disease - Pathology|Vomiting]]'''; very common in cat, more common than diarrhoea
*'''Diarrhoea'''; very common in dog, more common than vomiting, usually small intestinal
*'''[[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|Diarrhoea]]'''; very common in dog, more common than vomiting, usually small intestinal
*'''Weight loss'''; nearly all cases of chronic small intestinal disease
*'''Weight loss'''; nearly all cases of chronic small intestinal disease
*Variable appetite; increased or decreased which relates to severity
*Variable appetite; increased or decreased which relates to severity
*Lethargy; common in severe cases
*Lethargy; common in severe cases
*Anorexia; common in severe cases
*Anorexia; common in severe cases
*Antibiotic responsive diarrhoea
*[[Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antibiotic Responsive Diarrhoea - WikiClinical|Antibiotic responsive diarrhoea]]
*Abdominal discomfort or pain
*Abdominal discomfort or pain
*Excessive borborygmi
*Excessive borborygmi