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...ted lymphoid tissue (MALT)]] response to luminal bacterial, dietary or self-antigens. ...ology|colon]]. In severely affected animals, this will result in a protein-losing enteropathy (PLE).

...can be caused by disruption to the intestinal wall due to [[Inflammation - Pathology|inflammation]] or infiltrative disease or by venous congestion of the GI tr ...enteritis, eosinophilic enteritis, granulomatous enteritis and histiocytic-ulcerative colitis)

...in the function of the [[Adrenal Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|hypothalamic-adrenal axis]], the '''adrenal gland, thyroid gland''' or the '''gonads'''. ...les. There may also be an increased risk of [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology|microbial infection]] due to poor immune surveillance and delayed wound hea

...stent or recurrent gastrointestinal signs. IBD can affect any part of the intestines and is classified according to the predominant cellular inflammatory infilt ...r inappropriate response by the immune system to dietary, bacterial or self-antigens. IBD is a diagnosis of exclusion. Other differential diagnoses ha

...infection from the [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestines]]. ''[[Escherichia coli]]'', [[:Category:Staphylococcus species|''Staphylo ...ogs. Cats of all breeds and ages can be affected, but often young to middle-aged cats. Male cats are more at risk.

Peritonitis refers to [[Inflammation - Pathology|inflammation]] of the [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal *'''Sero-fibrinous''', as in Glasser’s disease (''[[Haemophilus parasuis]]'') in pi

...e regulated by a number of hormonal factors that act on the enzymes hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and lipoprotein lipase (LPL). HSL is responsible for '''Secondary hepatic lipidosis''' is a neuroendocrine response to other diseases, including [[Pancreatitis|pancreatitis]], [[Diabetes Mellitus|diabetes mell

The intestines begin as a straight tube, suspended by the dorsal mesentry. The midgut and ...owever, it is more highly branched with shorter branches (branches every 12-18 glucose residues).

...shunt blood from the '''hepatic portal vein''' (deriving from the stomach, intestines, [[Pancreas - Anatomy & Physiology|pancreas]] and [[Spleen - Anatomy & Phys ...rth, a PSS develops. However, in the normal animal, there are numerous non-functional connections between the two systems that may open if the pressure

...gonism''' - Seen in females in dioestrus, or in animals with [[Neoplasia - Pathology|Cushing's]] (hyperadrenocorticism). [[Ovaries Endocrine Function - Anatomy ...type 1. There is a failure to produce insulin. This can be caused by islet-specific amyloidosis or chronic pancreatitis leading to β cell destruction.

...Lymphoma is documented to be the most common haematopoietic [[Neoplasia - Pathology|neoplasm]] in dogs. ...- A well organised pattern of slow growth, no metastasis, they are of the B-lymphocyte type