INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Therapeutic Management of Diarrhea in Equines

  • Author:
  • Gagandeep Singh1,, J.S. Soodan2, S.N.S. Randhawa3, Abha Tikoo4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 303 to 306

1Present address: Assistant Animal Health Specialist, Regional Research Training Centre, Talwara, GADVASU, Ludhiana

2Professor and Head, Division of Veterinary Clinics and Teaching Hospital

3Director of Research, GADVASU, Ludhiana

4Assistant Professor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST-J), R.S. Pura, Jammu-181102 (Jammu and Kashmir)

Division of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST-J), R.S. Pura, Jammu-181102 (Jammu and Kashmir)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: gssudan84@gmail.com

Online published on 2 April, 2016.

Abstract

Diarrhea in two equines was diagnosed and managed therapeutically. The clinical, hematological, biochemical and acid base examinations before and after treatment and the microbiological and parasitic examination of feaces was carried out. Hematological examination revealed leucocytosis along with neutrophilia. Biochemical examination revealed hypoprotienemia, hypoalbuminea, hypokalemia, increase in BUN and creatinine. Microbiological analysis revealed presence of E.coli organisms in feaces along with metabolic acidosis. A marked improvement was seen in both the cases following treatment with balanced electrolyte solution, analgesic, antibiotic and sodium bicarbonate.

Keywords

Acid base status, diarrhea, E. coli, equine, hematology