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==Diagnosis==   

==Diagnosis==   

===Clinical Signs===

===Clinical Signs===

The following may be seen:

The following signs may be seen, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Weight loss, Anorexia, Tenesmus, Dyschezia and Peritonitis (following complete intestinal obstruction and rupture)

* Vomiting

* Diarrhoea

* Weight loss

* Anorexia

* Tenesmus

* Dyschezia

* (Peritonitis - following complete intestinal obstruction and rupture)

===Physical Examination===

===Physical Examination===  

* An abdominal mass may be palpable

An abdominal mass may be palpable and bowel loops may feel thickened. Additionally enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes may be palpable

* Bowel loops may feel thickened

* Enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes may be palpable

===Haematology and Biochemistry===

===Haematology and Biochemistry===

Haematological analysis should always be performed with suspected lymphoma for staging purposes and for the recording of base-line parameters prior to the initiation of any treatment to assess the severity of any future myelosuppression. Potential abnormalities include:

Haematological analysis should always be performed with suspected lymphoma for staging purposes and for the recording of base-line parameters prior to the initiation of any treatment to assess the severity of any future myelosuppression. Potential abnormalities for those patients with bone marrow involvement may include lymphocytosis, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia and the presence of immature lymphoid precursors

* For those with bone marrow involvement:

Affected cats are not usually leukemic

On biochemistry abnormalities may include hypoproteinaemia, elevated hepatic enzymes and elevated Blood Urea Nitrogen /creatinine.

** Presence of immature lymphoid precursors

* Affected cats are not usually leukemic

* Elevated hepatic enzymes

* Elevated BUN/creatinine

===FeLV/FIV===

===FeLV/FIV===