The aim of this book is to focus on problems unique to the felinealimentary tract in comparison to dogs and to discuss them in detail, but also to highlight areas where knowledge is lacking or can only bederived from comparison with other companion animal species or humans. Instead of being a comprehensive work of all things GI in the cat, this book aims to shine a light on topics that are novel, such as themicrobiome or probiotics, and might not have been covered by otherstandard textbooks. This book focuses on a medics perspective onfeline alimentary tract health, which starts with consideringdifferential diagnoses in a structured way based on the most commonclinical signs. It also includes the invaluable input from otherspecialties we so often draw on in clinical practice, namelylaboratory diagnostics, diagnostic imaging, clinical pathology andhistopathology, and nutrition, which can be a particular challenge incats. It also covers feline-specific infectious and neoplasticdiseases. Appropriate methods for retrieving adequate samples fromorgans of the alimentary tract in cats are discussed, an
