WebinarPLUS: Acute Vomiting And Diarrhoea In Dogs
Centre for Veterinary Education
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Date: Thursday 25th June, 2020 - Wednesday 1st July, 2020
Start time: 9:00 AM - 10:55 PM
Cost: FREE
Acute gastroenteritis is common in dogs, yet its various causes and the evidence for different treatments are still uncertain. This presentation will discuss what we know so far and what is considered the optimal treatment.Acute vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs are common presenting problems and the term acute gastroenteritis implies signs occur contemporaneously or sequentially, i.e. vomiting leads to profuse diarrhoea, which leads to mucoid diarrhoea. Although often described as gastroenteritis, not all cases involve inflammation. Once surgical conditions are ruled out, most cases are probably due to viruses or toxicities. Yet this is not an issue as often a definitive diagnosis is not required: mild cases are usually self-limiting and require no treatment or symptomatic treatment with anti-emetics, anti diarrhoeals and dietary modification. More severe cases are at risk of dehydration and fluid therapy is the most important, but non-specific treatment. Yet an incorrect assumption that bacterial enteritis is common leads to frequent, unjustified use of antibacterials. Paradoxically, parvovirus infection is probably the main indication for using antibacterials because, as well as mucosal damage allowing bacterial translocation, the patient is often immunosuppressed.
Who is it for?
Veterinarians. FREE for CVE members. Start time is 9.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
The Speakers
Ed Hall (MA VetMB PhD DipECVIM-CA FRCVS) is Emeritus Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine and specialises in small animal gastroenterology. A Cambridge graduate, he trained in Philadelphia and Liverpool before moving to Bristol Veterinary School in 1995. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine (Gastroenterology). He is a Past President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association and is Kennel Club Breed Health Coordinator for the Irish setter. He has published research papers in the field of small animal gastroenterology, co-edited three editions of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology and written numerous chapters in other veterinary textbooks. His main clinical interests are in inflammatory bowel disease and videoendoscopy.
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Online
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1 hours
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