Cholangitis der Katze – Diagnostisches Vorgehen und Therapiemöglichkeiten

Unspezifische gastrointestinale Befunde mit erhöhter AST-, ALT- und γGT-Aktivität bei einer Katze – auch eine Cholangitis kann der Auslöser sein. Doch durch welche Diagnostik lässt sich ein Verdacht bestätigen?

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