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Affected animals will also grunt in response to the "bar test".
Affected animals will also grunt in response to the "bar test".
==Laboratory Tests==
Although not always necessary, can sometimes be useful to rule out other differential diagnoses.
On haematology a neutrophilia will be present with a left shift.
Fibrinogen and total proteinlevels will also be high.
A hypokalaemia and hypochloraemia with a metabolic alkalosis will also be present.
A peritoneal tap is a useful diagnostic aid to establish if peritonitis is present however levels will return to normal if the infectionhas already been walled off into an abscess.
==Pathology==
==Pathology==