Gastrointestinal

Selecting appropriate diets for management of chronic enteropathies

Nutritional assessment starts with the collection of a detailed diet and medical history, a thorough physical examination and evaluation of diagnostic findings. For both dogs and cats, it is essential...

Presentation, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of primary gastric lymphoma in 13 cats

Evidence from human medicine suggests that primary gastric lymphoma should be considered a separate disease entity (Doglioni et al, 1992; Ferrucci and Zucca, 2006). The results of this study suggest...

Gastric dilatation volvulus: a treatment guide

Before anaesthetising the patient for corrective surgery, preoperative stabilisation is essential. The following factors should be considered, although there is no prescriptive order in which they...

Diagnosis and surgical management of idiopathic bile duct cysts in a bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

A 12-year-old female bearded dragon that weighed 390 g presented at the clinic with anorexia, straining and lack of defaecation. The animal was housed on sand and had provision of both heat and UVB...

Nutritional management of feline chronic enteropathy

Three dietary options can be considered when trying to diagnose a food-responsive chronic enteropathy or selecting a diet that may help support a cat with chronic enteropathy (Box 1):.