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Chronic diarrhoea
British Small Animal Veterinary Association , 87 (2020); https://doi.org/10.22233/9781910443361-3e.18
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Chronic diarrhoea
- Author: Nicole Luckschander-Zeller
- From: BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology
- Item: Chapter 18, pp 87 - 91
- DOI: 10.22233/9781910443361-3e.18
- Copyright: © 2020 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Publication Date: January 2020
Abstract
If the signs persist or are intermittently present for more than 14 days, diarrhoea is classified as being chronic. Therefore, the disease is not self-limiting and every patient with chronic diarrhoea needs a thorough diagnostic investigation. This chapter covers relevant history, physical examination, differential diagnoses and diagnostic tests.
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(a) Abdominal palpation of a cat. (b) Digital rectal examination of a dog. (b, Courtesy of J Williams) © 2020 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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(a) Abdominal palpation of a cat. (b) Digital rectal examination of a dog. (b, Courtesy of J Williams)
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Algorithm showing the diagnostic approach to the cause of chronic diarrhoea in dogs and cats. α1-PI = alpha1-proteinase inhibitor; ARD = antibiotic-responsive diarrhoea; cPL = canine pancreatic lipase; cTLI = canine trypsin-like immunoreactivity; EPI = exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; fPL = feline pancreatic lipase; fTLI = feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity; PCR= polymerase chain reaction; PLE = protein-losing enteropathy; SIBO = small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; TEG = thromboelastography; TLI = trypsin-like immunoreactivity; UPC = urine protein:creatinine ratio. © 2020 British Small Animal Veterinary Association
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Algorithm showing the diagnostic approach to the cause of chronic diarrhoea in dogs and cats. α1-PI = alpha1-proteinase inhibitor; ARD = antibiotic-responsive diarrhoea; cPL = canine pancreatic lipase; cTLI = canine trypsin-like immunoreactivity; EPI = exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; fPL = feline pancreatic lipase; fTLI = feline trypsin-like immunoreactivity; PCR= polymerase chain reaction; PLE = protein-losing enteropathy; SIBO = small intestinal bacterial overgrowth; TEG = thromboelastography; TLI = trypsin-like immunoreactivity; UPC = urine protein:creatinine ratio.