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Often Called Inflammatory Bowel Disease, but Not Quite the Same Thing Chronic gastrointestinal disease is one of the most common and challenging problems encountered in canine medicine. Dogs with persistent diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, or poor appetite often experience a diminished quality of life, and their caregivers understandably want clear…
I frequently evaluate dogs and cats that fail to respond appropriately to a steroid trial initiated in primary care practice. In many cases, a family veterinarian examines a pet, makes a presumptive diagnosis, and prescribes a corticosteroid, most often prednisone or prednisolone, without confirmatory diagnostic testing. Sometimes the pet improves.…