Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Inflammatory bowel disease in cats causes chronic gut problems
By STĘGIERSKA, DIANA et al.·Published in Medycyna Weterynaryjna·2019·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Feline inflammatory bowel disease
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
A cat with chronic vomiting and diarrhea was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition where the intestines become inflamed. To confirm the diagnosis, the veterinarian performed tests that ruled out other issues and took biopsies of the intestinal wall. Treatment included anti-inflammatory medications, dietary changes, and sometimes antibiotics or probiotics. Most cats respond well to treatment, but they may need to stay on medications long-term to keep their symptoms under control.
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Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is one of the most common causes of chronic clinical signs from the gastrointestinal tract, associated with histological evidence of inflammation in the lamina propria of the small and/or large intestine in cats. The underlying etiopathogenesis of this inflammation remains unclear. IBD is probably caused by a combination of environmental and immune factors in genetically susceptible individuals. The process of diagnosing IBD involves several steps and is based on the exclusion of other causes of gastrointestinal signs and on the confirmation of the presence of inflammatory infiltration in the intestinal wall by histopathological assessment of biopsies. The treatment is based on anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs. In addition, dietotherapy, antibiotics, antiparasitic drugs, prebiotics, probiotics and supplementation of vitamin b12 are also used. For most patients, the response to treatment is satisfactory, but the maintenance of clinical remission in most of them may require anti-inflammatory drugs for the rest of their lives.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.21521/mw.6293