016: IBD: Part 1 Diagnosis of Rule Outs

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: 

• In this two part episode we discuss; Inflammatory Bowel Disease! Not irritable… learn why ;) as we discuss the gastric system; small bowel, large bowel, inflammation types and causes.
  
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Show Notes: 

 Resources We Mentioned in the Show 

• “Small Animal Internal Medicine For Veterinary Technicians and Nurses”, edited by Linda Merrill, LVT, VTS SAIM, CP: 
  
  •  https://imfpp.org/saimbook 
    
• Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XV
  
  • https://www.amazon.com/Kirks-Current-Veterinary-Therapy-XV/dp/1437726895
    
• A Scoring Index for Disease Activity in Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Albert E. Jergens, C. Alan Schreiner, Dagmar E. Frank, Yosiya Niyo, Franklin E. Ahrens, P.D. Eckersall, Tammy J. Benson, and Richard Evans J Vet Intern Med 2003;17:291–297
  
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2003.tb02450.x
    
• IMFPP Blog Post
  
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/ibd.html
    
• Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Lab
  
  • https://vetmed.tamu.edu/gilab/research/cobalamin-information/
    

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– Yvonne and Jordan 

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Question of the Week: 

What has your personal (veterinary) experience been with IBD? Have you had a pet with IBD or has this episode made you think to get it checked out?

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