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Peritonitis - Cats and Dogs (view source)
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====Biochemistry====
====Biochemistry====
*Significan leucocytosis or leucopaenia
*Hypoglycaemia
*Increased lactate concentration
====Other Tests====
====Other Tests====
*Abdominal fluid collected for laboartory analysis via abdominocentesis. The fluid should be stained for intracellular bacteria and assessed for:
**amylase and lipase for pancreatitis
**bile for biliary leak
**creatinine for urine
**glucose and lactate for sepsis
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Diagnostic Imaging===