Bob Malabsorption is a generic term for incomplete digestion of food which can be caused by various disease conditions. Sometimes it is discussed as Malabsorption Syndrome which is a reference to the symptoms of bloating, gas, passing large quantities of stool, and greasy looking stool. When dealing with it--the vet will ordinarily do the rule out tests for Pancreatic Insufficiency and Irritable Bowel Syndrome and not finding anything definitive might just be left with calling it "Malabsorption Syndrome" All that is off the top of my head -- I could do some research but that calls for more time:-) I have only heard of reabsorption as it relates to a bitch reabsorbing puppies--for which there are many causes -- insufficient levels of progesterone and uterine infection are two that come to mind. If you have a bitch that is doing this you might need to go to a canine reproductive specialist to get her worked up--I had a select bitch that never did have puppies because she reabsorbed them at about 5 weeks (right after we could determine that she was in whelp--wouldn't you know) Spent quite a bit of money and tried all kinds of treatment none of which worked. It is a longer story than that but -- there it is Ginny Altman Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 09:38:09 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Neiman <bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Malabsorption/Reabsorption Is there a difference in the two? Please give symptoms and causes for condition. I've heard of reabsorption and I think it pertains o a bitch reabsorbing her pups what causes this what are the preventative mearures I can take Thanks Bob Ginny Altman "Please let me be as kind, intelligent, and wonderful as my dog thinks I am." **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================