Characteristics of dogs with food-responsive protein-losing enteropathy.
Researchers evaluated medical records of thirty-three dogs diagnosed with food-responsive protein-losing enteropathy (FR-PLE.)
Twenty-three dogs responded to ultra-low fat diet management. Twenty-three dogs responded to ULFD management and were diagnosed with FR-PLE.
Clinical findings were compared between dogs with FR-PLE (FR-PLE group) and those with immunosuppressant-responsive PLE (IR-PLE) or non-responsive PLE (NR-PLE) (IR/NR-PLE group).
The canine chronic enteropathy clinical activity index (CCECAI) was significantly lower in the FR-PLE group than in the IR/NR-PLE group (P < .001). Survival times were significantly longer in the FR-PLE group than in the IR/NR-PLE group (median, 432 days.)
Dogs that respond to ultra-low fat diet management and are diagnosed with FR-PLE are expected to have a favorable prognosis.
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Clinical characteristics of dogs with food-responsive protein-losing enteropathy.