Colitis
The term "colitis" is very general, it can mean there is a problem with a
number of problems with the intestinal tract. The vet will need to start a
process of elimination in order to make a specific diagnosis for what type
of colitis is present.
In general, colitis is either acute (sudden onset) or chronic (long term
and reoccurring).
Symptoms
The usual signs of colitis could be intermittent constipation or (chronic)
diarrhea. Because the bowel tissues are inflamed and irritated, the most
common symptoms are frequent need to defecate and soft watery stool. Some
dogs may often pass blood. Straining to defecate while producing little or
no stool, is another common symptom. This make the dog very uncomfortable
and often their appetite is low due to a general state of ill health.
Chronic colitis almost always creates a weight loss because of the loss of
vitamins, rapid transit of food through the entire gastrointestinal system,
blood and fluid loss.
Colon
This portion of the digestive tract is the last segment to retain the
digested food that has been processed by the stomach. Not much goes on in
the colon other than reabsorption of water
Common causes
- Whipworms reside in the upper colon
- The dog may have eaten grass
- Bacterial Colitis (Salmonella)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Typhilitis
- Lymphosarcoma or adenocarcinoma. (Cancer)
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