Rational approach to chronic enteropathies in dogs

Featuring: Stanley L. Marks, BVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVN

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1. Which of the following is not a common reason for initial therapy to fail for diarrhea? *

Incorrect diagnosis or additional illness

Lack of vitamin B12 supplementation

Lack of owner compliance

Most veterinarians rely first on dietary changes, and most diarrhea does not respond to dietary change

2. True or False. Whipworms are a cause of chronic small-bowel diarrhea. *

True

False

3. The most common cause of chronic enteropathy in dogs is: *

Antibiotic-responsive enteropathy

Food-responsive enteropathy

Neoplasia

Steroid-responsive enteropathy

4. A clinical diagnosis of IBD requires which of the following? *

GI signs of at least 1-year duration

History of response to dietary therapy

History of response to antibiotics

Histologic diagnosis of benign intestinal inflammation

5. Which statement regarding dogs with protein-losing enteropathies is true? *

Serum globulins are always low

Abdominal ultrasonography will always show abnormalities

Measuring cobalamin is always important

Oral cobalamin is not effective

6. True or False. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and antibiotic-responsive diarrhea are equivocal. *

True

False

7. ______ of dogs with chronic bowel disease have a profound food-responsive component to their disease. *

40–60%

10–20%

20–30%

30–40%

8. True or False. Oral and parenteral cobalamin are equally effective. *

True

False

9. Which of the following is false? *

Diarrhea should resolve within 10–14 days of implementing an appropriate diet change

Food-responsive diarrhea is documented in 50–60% of dogs

Giardia is small bowel pathogen

It’s useful to ask leading questions such as, “Does your dog have diarrhea?”

PLE can have normal serum globulin

10. Which of the following is not an indication for feeding hydrolysates? *

Complicated dietary history

Diagnosis and management of CAFR

Lack of owner compliance

Animal allergic to multiple allergens