From:
"lunachick_2000"
Date: 2009-09-22 18:49:11 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] IBD question from Re: Diarrhea persists beyond meds etc
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "sukiedaviscrandall" <sukie@...> wrote:
>
> IBD is not really a diagnosis. It is catch-all that is
> used when nothing else pans out, so treatments
> that work vary extremely widely among ferrets,
> and may also change over time.
>
I am curious about that statement--I don't doubt that it can be true that a diagnosis of IBD can be used as a catch-all without further diagnostics being done, but what about when a biopsy is done to confirm the diagnosis of IBD? What information exactly is the biopsy collecting? Intestinal inflammation can be confirmed through x-rays/ultrasound, so there I assume there must be additional information being collected to support a diagnosis of IBD. At least I hope I didn't put Sisiutl through a biopsy for nothing...
Regina
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