2017 ACVIM Forum Research Abstract Program

In our study, serum lipoprotein profiles were altered in cats with FHL even though serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were not significantly different compared to healthy control cats. The clinical importance of lipoprotein profiling in cats with hepatic lipidosis warrants further study. Exact aetiology for inflammatory chronic enteropathies in dogs remains unknown. Accumulating evidence suggests a pivotal role for intestinal dysbiosis in disease pathogenesis. Many studies have evaluated the alteration of faecal microbiota in canine chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disease, and less research is focused on mucosal microbiota, especially in the ileum and colon. The objectives of the current study were to evaluate ileal and colonic mucosal microbiota in dogs with steroid responsive enteropathy (SRE) before and after 4 months of treatment, and to compare them to control dogs (CD).