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== Clinical Signs ==

== Clinical Signs ==

Signs include pyrexia, depression, lethargy, weight loss or reducded weight gain and a reduced appetite. There will be ulcers, vesicles and erosion on the tongue and oral mucosa and the animal may be smacking its' lips, salivating excessively and grinding its teeth in pain. The animal will have foul smelling diarrhoea which may have mucous or blood in.

Signs include sudden onset of pyrexia (40- 42), marked depression, lethargy, weight loss or reducded weight gain and a reduced appetite. There will be ulcers, vesicles and erosion on the tongue and oral mucosa and the animal may be smacking its' lips, salivating excessively and grinding its teeth in pain. Gentle rubbing of the gum line will reveal a foul- smelling material and shreds of epithelial tissue. Similar changes may also be seen in the mucous membranes of the vagina and vulva. There will also be excessinve lacrimation and nasal discharge, both of which may become purulent later on in the condition, following secondary bacterial infection.  

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There may also be a foul odour to the breath and nasal discharge, dyspnoea, tachypnoea and coughing may be present. The animal may also be lacrimating excessively.

The animal will later develop foul- smelling diarrhoea, containing blood and pieces of dead gut tissue. Dyspnoea, tachypnoea and coughing may be present. Pregnant animals may abort.

 

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