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*Start treatment prior to a full diagnostic investigations.
 
*Start treatment prior to a full diagnostic investigations.
 
*Aggressive intravenous fluid therapy is important for the treatment and prevention of shock.
 
*Aggressive intravenous fluid therapy is important for the treatment and prevention of shock.
**[[Colloids|Colloidal]] or plasma are recommended to replace the intravascular deficit due to loss of protein, followed by crystalloids to complete rehydration.
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**[[Colloids|Colloidal]] or plasma are recommended to replace the intravascular deficit due to loss of protein, followed by [[Crystalloids|crystalloids]] to complete rehydration.
 
**Clinical improvements should be noted within a few hours but resolution of clinical signs may take a few days.
 
**Clinical improvements should be noted within a few hours but resolution of clinical signs may take a few days.
*A broad spectrum antimicrobials such as ampicillin combined with fluoroquinolone are appropriate against C. perfringens.  This is recommended to be given empirically.
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*A broad spectrum antimicrobials such as [[Penicillins|ampicillin]] combined with [[Fluoroquinolones|fluoroquinolone]] are appropriate against C. perfringens.  This is recommended to be given empirically.
 
*Initially, Nil Per Os should be implemented.  Once vomiting has stopped a bland and highly digestible diet such as chicken and rice can be introduced.
 
*Initially, Nil Per Os should be implemented.  Once vomiting has stopped a bland and highly digestible diet such as chicken and rice can be introduced.
  
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