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Bruno, a two-and-a-half-year-old black and tan rottweiler cross, is presented to you with acute haemorrhagic gastroenteritis that began 12 hours ago. He is bright and alert, has a normal body… Click to show full abstract
Bruno, a two-and-a-half-year-old black and tan rottweiler cross, is presented to you with acute haemorrhagic gastroenteritis that began 12 hours ago. He is bright and alert, has a normal body temperature and, other than gas-filled small intestines on abdominal palpation, no abnormalities are detected. He is mildly dehydrated and his capillary refill time is normal. He has never had a problem like this before and is up-to-date with vaccinations and worming. You admit Bruno for observation and intravenous fluid therapy and the head nurse asks you if you want to give him some antibiotics. You wonder if administering antibiotics will help to resolve clinical signs quicker. In [clinically well dogs with haemorrhagic gastroenteritis] does [systemic antibiotics compared to no antibiotics] [decrease the …
Journal Title: Veterinary Record
Year Published: 2017
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