Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 August 1, 2008
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The protein-losing enteropathies (PLE) comprise a collection of intestinal, usually small intestinal, diseases typically associated with weight loss, hypoproteinemia caused by hypoalbuminemia or panhypoproteinemia, and variable signs of vomiting and diarrhea.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Primary gastric neoplasia is an important differential diagnosis for a dog or cat with vomiting, especially chronic vomiting, anorexia and weight loss, particularly animals that are middle-aged and older.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Susan Eddlestone, DVM, DACVIM
Primary motility disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in the dog and cat are not well studied.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Esophageal disease can easily sneak up on the unsuspecting clinician if regurgitation, the cardinal sign of esophageal disease, is not considered a differential diagnosis for an animal that presents for what the owner perceives as vomiting.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The stomach plays a key initial role in digestion through its mixing actions, and through the secretion of gastric acid and pepsin, which are important for the activation of key digestive enzymes.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 April 1, 2008
By:Michael Leib, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Dietary management is a vital component of successful treatment of many gastrointestinal (GI) diseases.
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