DIGESTIVE

DIARRHEA, ACUTE

Symptoms: Looseness of stool and/or an increase in the frequency of elimination.
Diagnostics: Stool, blood and radiology, if foreign body suspected.
Special Notes: Some cases can rapidly cause dehydration, electrolyte imbalance or even rectal prolapse; intervention and supportive care should be administered in cases that do not resolve quickly on their own.
Principles for Supplementation: Antibacterial (only if bacterial are causal); support the enterocytes, introduce beneficial gut bacteria, help repair the intestinal wall.

EQUINE PRODUCTS—ACUTE DIARRHEA