Clinical Findings of Gastrointestinal Ulcers in Small Animals. Most patients with GI ulceration have nonspecific clinical signs, including vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, and weight loss.
Cats with GI ulceration rarely show specific signs such as melena or hematemesis. Animals with severe ulceration and/or GI perforation may present with signs of pain, weakness, pallor, and shock. Clinical signs consistent with sepsis can be present in cases of perforated ulcer.
As we can see from the illustration, Recognizing Feline Pain Caused By Gastrointestinal Ulcers has many fascinating aspects to explore.
The first step in alleviating feline pain is recognizing it. Difficulties in recognition include a lack of prompts/triggers, lack of data connecting different maladies with pain levels, and the often obscure nature of clinical signs associated with neuropathic pain.
Gastrointestinal (GI) disease is common in cats but can often be accompanied by nonspecific clinical signs. Cats tend to hide discomfort well and can present with a different spectrum of clinical signs than dogs or humans. Recognizing feline GI disease thus poses a diagnostic challenge.
As we can see from the illustration, Recognizing Feline Pain Caused By Gastrointestinal Ulcers has many fascinating aspects to explore.
Bleeding under the skin and in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in bruising and blood in the stool. Unfortunately, up to 60% of cats who develop FCV-VSD are not able to fight the infection, and it becomes fatal1. How Do Cats Get Feline Calicivirus?
Examples include tachycardia, hypertension, and gastrointestinal ulceration. Inadequately treated pain can lead to delayed healing through release of cortisol and activation of catabolism. Pain can also lead to anorexia and insomnia, and both have a negative impact on healing.
