'''Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis''' is characterised by acute [[Stomach and Abomasum Consequences of Gastric Disease - Pathology|vomiting]] and [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]]. Gastrointestinal integrity is loss, resulting in a rapid movement of blood, fluid and electrolytes into the intestinal lumen. The aetiology is unknown but it may relate to ''[[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|Clostridium perfringens]]'' enterotoxicosis or an immune-mediated reaction. There is usually no history of garbage, chemical or foreign body ingestion.
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'''Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis''' is characterised by acute [[Vomiting|vomiting]] and [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]]. Gastrointestinal integrity is loss, resulting in a rapid movement of blood, fluid and electrolytes into the intestinal lumen. The aetiology is unknown but it may relate to ''[[:Category:Enteropathogenic and Enterotoxaemic Clostridia|Clostridium perfringens]]'' enterotoxicosis or an immune-mediated reaction. There is usually no history of garbage, chemical or foreign body ingestion.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
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*Acute and progressive haematoemesis and/or haematochezia, with [[Stomach and Abomasum Consequences of Gastric Disease - Pathology|vomiting]] preceding [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]]
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*Acute and progressive haematoemesis and/or haematochezia, with [[Vomiting|vomiting]] preceding [[Diarrhoea|diarrhoea]]
*Critically ill or moribund patient in severe cases
*Critically ill or moribund patient in severe cases