Internal & hormonal
Digestive Health
Chronic vomiting, diarrhoea and gut conditions: diagnosis, diet and long-term management.
5 topics · 28 guides from PetsLikeMine
Who can help near you
- Your vet1 kind
- Specialists2 kinds
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Chronic Enteropathy (IBD)
6 guides from PetsLikeMine
The diet trial, done properly: the first and best treatmentWhy a change of food is usually the first thing we try, how to run a diet trial properly, and how long to give it before judging.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Chronic enteropathy: the modern way to think about "IBD"IBD is not the life sentence it sounds like. What chronic enteropathy really means, and why the gloomy version online is out of date.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Getting the diagnosis: why chronic enteropathy is what is left when everything else is ruled outWhy we rarely reach for the camera first. How chronic enteropathy is actually diagnosed, and what the response to treatment tells us.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
Chronic Pancreatitis
4 guides from PetsLikeMine
Pancreatitis: the painful belly, and the fatty-meal mythFear and guilt tend to arrive together with this word. What pancreatitis actually is, what triggers it, and why the modern picture is kinder.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Chronic, grumbling pancreatitis: spotting the slow burnThe off-and-on cases that never quite look like an emergency. How low-grade pancreatitis shows itself, and how it is confirmed.11 min read · on PetsLikeMine Feeding for a pancreas: the low-fat life, treats and the long gameWhat a low-fat diet actually means in practice: reading the label, handling treats, and feeding one pet differently from the others.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
3 guides from PetsLikeMine
EPI: Ravenous, Thin, and Passing Greasy Stools, the Diagnosis Vets MissA dog that is ravenous and still losing weight. What exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is, how it is diagnosed, and why it is treatable.9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Why the weight still will not come: cobalamin, dysbiosis and the slow respondersThe enzymes are going in and your pet is still too thin. The usual reasons EPI treatment stalls, and what to check next.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Managing EPI for life: enzymes with every meal, B12, and getting the dose rightEnzymes, B12 and the feeding routine most owners settle into within a month. What day-to-day EPI management actually looks like.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
Constipation & Megacolon
3 guides from PetsLikeMine
Constipation in dogs: diet, dehydration, and the causes worth ruling outWhy the human advice to add fibre can be the wrong move in a dog, what actually helps, and when straining is something else entirely.11 min read · on PetsLikeMine The cat who cannot poo: constipation, megacolon and when it is an emergencyMost straining in the litter tray is constipation. The dangerous look-alike to rule out, and when watch-and-wait stops being safe.11 min read · on PetsLikeMine Managing constipation: fibre, lactulose, prokinetics, hydration and the litter-tray truthThe home toolkit for a constipation-prone pet: food, water and litter tray setup, what to try in what order, and when to stop.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
Anal Sac Disease
2 guides from PetsLikeMine
Scooting, licking and that smell: anal gland problems explainedWhat the anal sacs actually do, why scooting is not always a gland problem, and why repeated emptying is often the wrong answer.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine Recurrent anal sac trouble: why it keeps happening and how to break the cycleWhen emptying the sacs keeps buying only a few weeks. Why it keeps happening, and what actually breaks the cycle.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine
More guides
10 from PetsLikeMine
Does my pet need antibiotics for diarrhoea? (Usually not)For most pets with diarrhoea the evidence-based answer is no. Why antibiotics usually do more harm than good, and what helps instead.10 min read · on PetsLikeMine How to describe it to your vet (and what to photograph)Vomiting and diarrhoea are signs, not diagnoses. The details that let your vet narrow the list, and how to record them at home.9 min read · on PetsLikeMine Dietary indiscretion and garbage gut: the dog who ate something he should notHe raided the bin. Which scavenging upsets will pass on their own, and the ones that need a vet the same day.12 min read · on PetsLikeMine
All 10 guides here
- Is this an emergency? The digestive red-flags you must not wait on 10 min
- Wind, gurgling and the rumbling tummy: when flatulence is normal and when it is a clue 11 min
- Megaoesophagus and chronic regurgitation: the condition behind bringing food back up 12 min
- When can you treat a tummy upset at home, and when must you call the vet? 10 min
- My pet is being sick or has diarrhoea: what is going on, and what to do 10 min
- Vomiting or regurgitation? Why the difference matters 10 min
- Worms and giardia: when a parasite is behind the diarrhoea 12 min
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Your digestive health care team
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- Your vet (primary care)
Internal-medicine specialist ·Referral hospital
Understand the condition
Clinical background on vetcanon, the ConciergeVet reference library. Vetcanon is published by Concierge Vet LTD, which also operates PetCare Atlas.
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Every digestive health guide, in order, sits in its own space on PetsLikeMine, written by owners and vets who have been through it. We show the first few here and link to the rest.
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