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If there are normal hard faecal pellets in the animal’s environment, the condition is not diarrhoea.
If there are normal hard faecal pellets in the animal’s environment, the condition is not diarrhoea.
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!bgcolor="#FFCC99"| Uneaten caecotrophs
!bgcolor="#FFCC99"| Diarrhoea
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Life threatening?
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| No
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Yes, due to fluid and electrolyte disturbances
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Frequency of production
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Once or twice a day
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Several times a day, often mixed with mucus
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Hard faeces?
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Yes - often normal production
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| No, only unformed stools seen
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Anorexia
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| No
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Yes
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Depression
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| No
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Yes
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Smell
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Strong - risk of fly strike
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Variable
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|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Owner reaction
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Maybe over-react, due to smell
|bgcolor="#FFFFCC"| Probably slow, due to comparison with monogastric species.
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