Symptoms:The symptoms of this disease will almost always be diarrhea and vomiting. However, it will vary depending in which part of the gastrointestinal tract has been affected by these invading cells. If the upper portion of the tract has been infected, vomiting will be the major symptom.
If the colon area has been infected, it will be diarrhea. The symptoms will also cause your cat to defecate much more frequently but each time they defecate the stool becomes smaller. Stools may be loose and there may also be mucous or even blood found in the discharge. Adding to the frustration with this disease is the fact that these symptoms may be on and off occurrences, but if severe, it will become chronic.
Once this happens, your pet may stop eating and drinking which causes them to dehydrate much quicker. One of the telling signs that your cat may have this disease is if they suddenly stop using their litter box, and this is usually a sign of depression and they have given up.
This disease is quite difficult to diagnose as several potential cause will have to be ruled out first. In doing this, your veterinarian will take complete blood cell counts, run serum biochemistries, test serum levels, and also test for feline leukemia as well as immunodeficiency virus.
They will also take urine samples, as well as test with ultrasound. However, the most complete test will be a mucosal biopsy where small pieces of the intestine are actually examined once removed.
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