Changes

*Start treatment prior to a full diagnostic investigations.

*Start treatment prior to a full diagnostic investigations.

*Aggressive intravenous fluid therapy is important for the treatment and prevention of shock.

*Aggressive intravenous fluid therapy is important for the treatment and prevention of shock.

**Colloidal or plasma are recommended to replace the intravascular deficit due to loss of protein, followed by crystalloids to complete rehydration.

**[[Colloids|Colloidal]] or plasma are recommended to replace the intravascular deficit due to loss of protein, followed by crystalloids to complete rehydration.

**Clinical improvements should be noted within a few hours but resolution of clinical signs may take a few days.

**Clinical improvements should be noted within a few hours but resolution of clinical signs may take a few days.

*A broad spectrum antimicrobials such as ampicillin combined with fluoroquinolone are appropriate against C. perfringens.  This is recommended to be given empirically.

*A broad spectrum antimicrobials such as ampicillin combined with fluoroquinolone are appropriate against C. perfringens.  This is recommended to be given empirically.

*Initially, Nil Per Os should be implemented.  Once vomiting has stopped a bland and highly digestible diet such as chicken and rice can be introduced.

*Initially, Nil Per Os should be implemented.  Once vomiting has stopped a bland and highly digestible diet such as chicken and rice can be introduced.

==Prognosis==

==Prognosis==