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4)'''Granulomatous gastritis''' which may be caused by ''Ollulanus tricuspis'' in cats.
 
4)'''Granulomatous gastritis''' which may be caused by ''Ollulanus tricuspis'' in cats.
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Also occurs in pigs and cattle, usually following a parasitic infection. In pigs it is present in up to 30% of pig herds and is most often caused by Redworms (''[[Hyostrongylus rubidis]]'').It mostly affects sows,  and in small numbers produce little pathology, but large numbers cause thin sow syndrome. In cattle [[Ostertagiasis|Ostertagiasis]] produces a condition similar to thin sow syndrome.
    
==Signalment==
 
==Signalment==
Can affect both dogs and cats.
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Can affect dogs, cats, pigs and cattle.
    
==Diagnosis==
 
==Diagnosis==
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Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) '''Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition)''' ''Mosby Elsevier''
 
Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) '''Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition)''' ''Mosby Elsevier''
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==From pathology==
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* Chronic gastritis is usually proliferative rather any other type of gastric inflammation.
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* Usually a parasitic cause.
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* Occurs mostly in the pig and in cattle. 
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* '''Pig'''
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** Redworms (''[[Hyostrongylus rubidis]]'')
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** Seen mostly in sows,  and are present in up to 30% of pig herds. 
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** Small numbers produce little pathology, but large numbers cause thin sow syndrome.
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*** Animals eat well but slowly lose condition.
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* '''Cattle'''
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** [[Ostertagiasis|Ostertagiasis]] produces a condition similar to thin sow syndrome.[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Inflammatory_Pathology]][[Category:Pig]][[Category:Cattle]]
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[[Category:Stomach_and_Abomasum_-_Inflammatory_Pathology]][[Category:Pig]][[Category:Cattle]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Caz]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Caz]]
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