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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (view source)
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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
*Dietary modification
*Dietary modification
**An elimination diet should be instigated. The patient should be fed strictly a protein source that the patient was never exposed to. Clinical signs should resolve within 1-2 weeks.
**Folate and cobalamin supplementation may be required if the levels are subnormal.
*Antimicrobials such as Metronidazole at 10-15 mg/kg BID for 3-4 weeks may be given to mild to moderate cases, and especially in cats
**The mucosal damage caused by IBD may decrease the animal's ability to manage to intestinal flora and secondary ARD has been reported.
*Immunosuppressive therapy
**This should be considered if antimicrobial therapy alone is inadequate.
**Prednisolone at 2.2mg/kg/day PO for 10 days. Then gradually taper to EOD.
**Azathioprine or Cyclosporine can be given alternatively if non-responsive or poor tolerance to steroid.
*Anti-inflammatory
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