OBJECTIVE: To compare bacterial diversity and community composition among fecal, rectal swab, and colonic mucosal biopsy specimens from dogs and cats with and without chronic enteropathy (CE). ANIMALS: 9 healthy dogs, 8 dogs with CE, 8 healthy cats, and 9 cats with CE. PROCEDURES: In a...

Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe the ultrasonographic and endoscopic appearance and characteristics of the caecum in asymptomatic cats, and to correlate these findings with histology. Methods: Ex vivo ultrasonographic and histologic evaluations of a fresh caecum were initially...

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the ultrasonographic, endoscopic and histological characteristics of the caecum and ileocaecocolic junction in cats suffering from chronic clinical signs compatible with caecocolic disease. Methods: Cats presenting with clinical signs suggestive of a...

Background: Rectal tumors are uncommon in dogs and cats. The clinical signs result from intra- and extraluminal compression. Diagnosis and treatment of rectal tumors are challenging due to their intraplevic location. Owing to considerable bone superposition, computed tomography is the best exam to...

The use of colonoscopy and histopathological analysis for the diagnosis of colitis and other intestinal and digestive diseases in cats and dogs are described.

A 4-year-old castrated male domestic shorthair presented for 1 week of constipation and tenesmus. A rectal stricture had been diagnosed 8 months prior at the time of adoption and the cat had been successfully managed with stool softeners until presentation. A complete diagnostic work-up failed to...

Objectives: To determine the incidence of Streptococcus bovis (Sb) biotypes causing bacteraemia and associated malignancies. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients with Sb bacteraemia, pulled out from a prospective surveillance protocol of bacteraemia cases, in three areas of Spain...

The purpose of the study was to determine if endoscopy, performed either with a flexible or rigid optic, has any diagnostic value in relation to disorders of the distal portion of the feline digestive tract. The experiment was performed on 24 European cats, representing both sexes and aged from 2...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of yeast extract (EPL) in the moist diet on the fecal microbiotal, gas production and intestinal morphology of adult cats. Twenty adult cats from both sexes were randomly assigned to four treatments: (1) moist commercial diet (control); (2)...

Clinical presentation and investigations: An 11-week-old female domestic shorthair kitten presented with a history of constipation since weaning. Abdominal distension was noted on physical examination and abdominal radiographs revealed a large volume of faeces in the descending and transverse...