Canine Colitis Emaciated young Boxer dog affected with HUC (
Histiocytic Ulcerative Colitis) Source: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
A type of colitis,
Histiocytic Ulcerative Colitis (HUC or granulomatous colitis) is seen in young Boxer dogs.
See GENETICS: Inherited Gastrointestinal Disorders for the following; Chronic Hepatitis Cleft Pallet Copper Toxicosis Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Extrahepatic Liver Shunts Gastric Dilation Volvulus (Torsion) Gluten - Sensitive Enteropathy
Histiocytic Ulcerative Colitis Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Megaesophagus Pancreatitis Perianal Fistulas Portosystemic Shunt Protein - Losing Enteropathy Pyloric Stenosis Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO).
These include lymphocytic - plasmacytic enterocolitis, eosinophilic enterocolitis, granulomatous enteritis, neutrophilic enterocolitis and
histiocytic ulcerative colitis, among possible others.
Boxers suffer from a form called
histiocytic ulcerative colitis while Irish setters have a wheat gluten - sensitive form of the disease.
Those diagnosed with
histiocytic ulcerative colitis might require lifelong medication and dietary changes.
Histiocytic ulcerative colitis is a rare disease in which ulcers line the colon and cause inflammation with periodic acid - Schiff (PAS) positive histiocytes.