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Acute and chronic diarrhoea are common clinical signs in small animal practice. Cats and dogs with mild chronic diarrhoea can usually undergo dietary or anthelmintic trials before costly investigation. Further investigation may be appropriate due to the severity of diarrhoea, concurrent clinical signs such as weight loss or a lack of response to therapeutic trials.

Clinical pathology is frequently normal in dogs and cats with diarrhoea, but it is an important step during investigation to rule out non‐GI disorders.

Intestinal biopsy is usually the final step during investigation of diarrhoea and is not necessary in many cases. Inflammatory change on intestinal biopsy is non‐specific and may be seen in FRE, ARD and IRE. Treatment trials are still required to differentiate between these causes.