Canine IBD

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We are currently enrolling dogs with chronic gastrointestinal inflammation into a research study for investigation of novel inflammatory markers to help diagnose infiltrative histological changes.

Eligible patients

Dogs with chronic enteropathies that undergo a complete diagnostic workup
- Including gastrointestinal biopsies for histopathology
Can include antibiotic or food responsive enteropathies, or idiopathic IBD
Not breed-specific (dogs of any breed/signalment are eligible to enter)

Samples needed

1 serum sample (at least 3 mL)
1 EDTA blood sample (3 mL; as well as copies of recent CBCs, if available)
3 fecal samples from consecutive bowel movements
1 urine sample
GI biopsies for histopathology (or a copy of the histopathology report, if biopsies were obtained prior to enrollment)

We will cover the costs for

Full GI panel (cobalamin, folate, TLI, PLI, plus gastrin and C-reactive protein)
Fecal Alpha₁-proteinase inhibitor
Histopathology through the GI Lab (if biopsies are sent to us)
All shipping costs related to sending samples to our lab

We offer this up to 3 times per patient (initial presentation and up to 2 rechecks).

Turnaround times

Same as regular sample submissions to the GI Lab
Usually next day for cobalamin, folate, TLI, PLI, and gastrin
Up to 7-10 days for CRP and Alpha₁-PI, depending on day of sample submission
~3-4 days for histopathology

If you are interested in enrolling one of your patients, please contact Dr. Panpicha Sattasathuchana by e-mail for further details.

Please note: If you are the owner of the dog and not a veterinarian, please have your veterinarian contact Dr. Sattasathuchana.