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==“Diarrhoea syndromes”==

==“Diarrhoea syndromes”==

It is important to assess the material being produced that gives rise to the above title! See assessment of faeces below. It is amazing how many veterinarians confuse polyuria in rabbits with diarrhoea. Owners often confuse the occurrence of uneaten caecotrophs with diarrhoea in their pets. It’s better to react to variation in the nature and production of faeces and consider such clinical entities as [[Clagged Vent – Rabbit|clagged vent]] – the passage of copious amounts of caecal material from the anus. This may be found adhered to the vent area. The caecotrophs may not been ingested because of non-gastro-intestinal causes (dental overgrowth, spinal deformities, etc).

It is important to assess the material being produced that gives rise to the above title! See assessment of faeces below. It is amazing how many veterinarians confuse polyuria in rabbits with diarrhoea. Owners often confuse the occurrence of uneaten caecotrophs with diarrhoea in their pets. It’s better to react to variation in the nature and production of faeces and consider such clinical entities as [[Clagged Vent – Rabbit|clagged vent]] – the passage of copious amounts of caecal material from the anus. This may be found adhered to the vent area. The caecotrophs may not been ingested because of non-gastro-intestinal causes (dental overgrowth, spinal deformities, etc).

*Carman et al (1983)  Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium spiroforme-mediated diarrhoea (iota-enterotoxaemia) of rabbits. Veterinary Record, 113.  

*Carman et al (1983)  Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium spiroforme-mediated diarrhoea (iota-enterotoxaemia) of rabbits. Veterinary Record, 113.  

*Tribe  G.W. et al (1989)  Fatal enteritis in rabbits associated with a spirochaete. Veterinary Record 124, 595.

*Tribe  G.W. et al (1989)  Fatal enteritis in rabbits associated with a spirochaete. Veterinary Record 124, 595.

[[Category:Digestive_Disorders_-_Rabbit]]

[[Category:Rabbit Digestion]]