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Diarrhoea - Coggle Diagram
Diarrhoea
Symptomatic treatment
goal is to re-establish fluid, electrolyte and acid base homeostasis
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Observe hypoglycaemia, esp. in young animals
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if enteropathy appears clinically resolved, return animal to normal diet over 5-10d period
if this change is associated with more diarrhoea, then switch postponed for another 5d
Pragmatic approach
1) if acute and appropriate: fast for 24h or feed small, more frequent meals of bland low residue diet (chicken, rice, cottage cheese, scrambled egg or commercial product)
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6) if sure primary GIT disease, if small bowel diarrhoea permits despite above and over a week (depending on severity)
consider treating for ARD with oxytetracycline, tyrosine or amoxicillin
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8) recommend diet trial
if not possible, consider addition of fibre to diet
9) if all above not successful or patient hypoproteinaemic/bloody large bowel diarrhoea/severe tenesmus/indication of neoplasia
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classification
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relatively mild ore more severe, with the presence of secondary systemic effects
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2)Define the location
Small bowel diarrhoea
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if diarrhoea severe may be dehydrated, or increased water intake due to watery diarrhoea
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mixed
indicates either primary small bowel with secondary effects on lower bowel, or diffuse disease involving both the large and small intestine.
1)Define the problem
diarrhoea = the alteration in the normal pattern of defecation, resulting in the passage of soft, unformed stools with increased faecal water content +/- increased frequency of defecation
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