| Diarrhea in Dogs part 2 |
| Differentation of Small Intestinal from Large Intestinal Diarrhea in Dogs Parameter Small Intestine Large Intestine The Feces Volume Marked Increased Normal or increased Mucus Rarely Present Common Melena May be present Absent Hematochezia Absent except in acute Fairly common hemorrhagic diarrhea Steatorrhea Present with maldigestive Absent or malabsorptive disease Undigested food May be present with Absent maldigestion Color Color variations occur, Color variations rare, e.g.,creamy brown, green may be bloody orange or clay colored Defecation Urgency Absent except in acute or Usually but not invar- very severe disease iably present Tenesmus Absent Frequent but not invar- iably present Frequency 2 to 3 times normal for Usually greater than 3 patient times normal Dyschezia absent Present with distal colonic or rectal disease Ancillary signs Weight loss May occur in mal- Rare except in sever colitis digestive or mal- diffuse tumors ot absorptive disease histoplasmosis Vomiting May be present in uncommon, but occurs inflammatory disease in up to 25-30% of dogs colitis Flatulence and May be reported with Absent borgorygmus maldigestion and malabsorption Halitosis in the Present with maldigestion Absent absence or oral or malabsorption disease Part 3 |