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Prescribing antibiotics to cats with diarrhea can have long-term negative effects on the fecal microbiome. Nutritional intervention can be more effective than prescribing antibiotics for many cats with diarrhea. Depending on the cause and type of diarrhea, feeding an appropriate therapeutic diet along with prebiotics and a
- Management of Kitten Diarrhea
DIAGNOSIS. The major differential diagnoses for kitten...
- Management of Kitten Diarrhea
Diarrhea is often classified according to location (small or large intestinal in origin), mechanism(s) of diarrhea (osmotic decreased solute absorption, secretory hypersecretion of ions, exudative increased permeability, and abnormal motility), and etiology.
22 kwi 2019 · Summary. This chapter presents information on etiology/pathophysiology, signalment/history, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnostics and therapeutics of feline chronic diarrhea in cats and dogs. Diarrhea might be the only clinical sign or can occur with other signs of gastrointestinal (GI) disease.
Diarrhea is one of the most common health problems of kittens and young cats. Common causes include dietary change and infectious disease. The diagnostic plan can be divided into 1st tier and 2nd tier tests:
DIAGNOSIS. The major differential diagnoses for kitten diarrhea include dietary, infec-tious, parasitic, and toxic causes. The metabolic, inflammatory, immune-mediated, and neoplastic causes of diarrhea commonly seen in adult cats are rarely seen in kittens.
These guidelines provide a suggested course of action, based on shelter medicine principles, for the diagnosis and management of chronic diarrhoea arising in cats that are in Cats Protection’s care.
Most affected kittens are healthy, alert and active, and the only outward signs of illness are the presence of anal hyperemia or swelling, and painful defecation. Most infections are diagnosed in young kittens with chronic diarrhea (average age 9 mo), but infection can occur in cats of any age.
