LI diseases Flashcards
List CS of LI disease
- Small volume diarrhea with INCREASED FREQUENCY
- Mucousy diarrhea
- Hematochezia
- Tenesmus
- Dyschezia
- Fecal incontinence / Urge incontinence
TX for acute colitis?
- Withhold food 12-24 hours
- Bland diet, frequent small quantities
- Maintain fluid balance
- Bismuth, kaolin, activated charcoal
Tx for chronic idiopathic colitis?
- Parasiticide treatment trial
- Novel protein or hydrolyzed diet + high fiber (Psyllium)
- Sulfadalazine in DOGS only
- Prednisone
How to treat whipworm?
Multiple treatments of Fenbendazole
Tx for tritrichomonas foetus in cats?
Ronidazole, only indicated in cats with diarrhea and positive culture
Be careful with Ronidazole, causes CNS signs!!
Lab findings seen with whipworm??
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyponatremia
- eosinophilia
- anemia
- mimics Addisons dz!!
Causes chronic LI colitis
What is sulfadalazine used for?
- Chronic colitis in DOGS only
- Risk of KCS… do Schirmer tear testing prior!!
Tx of granulomatous colitis?
Enrofloxacin for minimum of 6 weeks
Most common cause of constipation?
Metabolic disorders
(Obesity, HypoT, Hypercalcemia, Hypokalemia, Dehydration)
How to tx constipation?
- high fiber
- osmotic laxatives (Lactulose)
- Warm water enemas
- maintain hydration
- prokinetics
What is seen on histo of granulomatous colitis in boxers/ frenchies?
PAS positive macrophages
List infectious causes of LI colitis
- Tritrichomonas feotus (cats)
- Whipworm
- Histoplasma
- Strongyloides
- E. coli (granulomatous colitis)