− | Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis is characterised by acute vomiting and 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 ''Clostridium perfringens'' enterotoxicosis or an immune-mediated reaction. There is usually no history of garbage, chemical or foreign body ingestion. | + | '''Haemorrhagic gastroenteritis''' is characterised by acute [[Stomach and Abomasum Consequences of Gastric Disease - Pathology|vomiting]] and [[Intestine Diarrhoea - Pathology|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 ''[[Clostridium species#C. perfringens type A|Clostridium perfringens]]'' enterotoxicosis or an immune-mediated reaction. There is usually no history of garbage, chemical or foreign body ingestion. |