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A colleague has been treating an eight-month-old rabbit with a respiratory tract infection with a long-acting s/c injection of amoxycillin-clavulanate. Two days later the rabbit has developed acute diarrhoea and is presented in a collapsed state.
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What is the most likely diagnosis? | Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and enterotoxaemia. |
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What is the prognosis? | The prognosis in this case is extremely poor. Clostridia spp. multiply, resulting in enterotoxaemia, dehydration, electrolyte loss and acute death. Aggressive treatment is necessary if this rabbit is to survive. |
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What are the treatment options? | Treatment is often unsuccessful.
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