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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==

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Can affect ~~both~~ dogs and ~~cats~~.

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Can affect dogs, cats, pigs and cattle.

==Diagnosis==

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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]]

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