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Old August 25th 10, 02:26 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Wayne Mitchell
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tivoglio wrote:

Where he could have
picked up hepatitis is beyond me.


Hi, "tivoglio". Hepatitis of this type is not due to an acquired
infection. The bacteria that cause it are always present in the gut,
but due to an inflammatory condition things get out of balance and a
bacterial overgrowth invades the bile duct and liver -- and usually the
pancreas as well. It's likely that Magic has inflammatory bowel
disease, and also likely that some of his symptoms are due to
pancreatitis. The three conditions -- IBD, pancreatitis and cholangitis
-- occur together so often that they are grouped together under the
label "triaditis".

The change in diet is a good idea. IBD seems to be caused by food
intolerance as often as not. But you may need to shop around for the
right food. If the i/d doesn't quite do it, try the z/d; and if that
doesn't work, try a limited ingredient diet such as venison and green
pea. So far, over the last year and a half, the z/d seems to have done
very well for my Will. Will's attacks were always a little less severe
than Magic's -- no jaundice so far -- but there was a period two winters
ago when they were occurring monthly and becoming more severe. Since
the switch to z/d, he hasn't had but one severe attack, and the
frequency of mild attacks is way down.

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Wayne M.