Cats share several diseases with humans such as inflammatory bowel diseases and low- grade intestinal T-cell lymphoma. The physiopathology of these chronic enteropathies is poorly understood but may involve disequilibrium of the gut microbiota composition and disruption of normal ...
Inflammatory bowel disease is a condition in which the intestine is chronically infiltrated by inflammatory cells. It is characterized by certain cells invading the wall of the intestine or stomach. The cells are those associated with inflammation, which is the body's reaction to an insult or inju...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial disease of dogs and cats characterized by chronic enteropathies that can significantly impact quality of life. These enteropathies are usually thought of as being food responsive, antibiotic responsive, steroid responsive, or refractory, regardless of...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not a single disease but is a syndrome characterized by gastrointestinal disorders caused by the body's reaction to chronic irritation when inflammatory cells invade the wall of the stomach and/or intestines. ...
Chronic enteropathies (CE) are common disorders in cats and the differentiation between the two main underlying diseases, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and low-grade intestinal T-cell lymphoma (LGITL), can be challenging. Characterization of the serum
What Is Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease? IBD in cats occurs when the walls of the digestive tract become thickened and inflamed, reducing its ability to function properly. Although there are many conditions that can produce the same or similar signs, IBD is not due to an infection, food reac...
Two cats with chronic eosinophilic skin disease were investigated. The clinical investigation of the skin disease in one cat was limited and inflammatory bowel disease was diagnosed post mortem. A history of weight loss and a palpably thickened bowel in the second cat suggested concurrent gastrointesti...
Glucocorticoid medications. Cats that take certain medications such as prednisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone, or methylprednisolone for allergies, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, or other health problems, especially at high doses, can be more prone to developing diabetes. ...
In cats, there is also a condition called triaditis. This includes concurrent chronic pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and cholangiohepatitis, which is inflammation of both the liver and the biliary system. The prognosis for cat pancreatitis varies depending on the severity of the disease. ...
Medical conditions:Some medical conditions can also affect your cat’s bowel habits and how often they need to poop. Hairballs, bowel blockages, inflammatory bowel disease, parasitic overload, hyperthyroidism and arthritis are all medical issues that are known to potentially have an impact on your...