equine young diarrhoea

Question 1

what are the causes of acute diarrhoea in young horses?

Answer 1

• Equine Proliferative Enteropathy
• Rhodococcus equi

+ All adult:
* Salmonella spp.
* Clostridium difficile
* Clostridium perfringens
* Coronavirus
* Cyathostomiasis
* Antimicrobial Associated
* Right Dorsal Colitis
* Grain overload
* Dietary

Question 2

what is equine proliferative enteropathy? what is the pathogen? what age does it afffect?

Answer 2

• Lawsonia intracellularis
• 2-8months of age usually
• Proliferative enteropathy of small intestine - thickened SI
• Geographical - some locations will that repeated bouts every year in this age group
• Severe hypoalbuminaemia
• Weight loss +++

Question 3

what respiratory bacterior can cuase diarrhoea in young horses?

Answer 3

Rhodococcis equi

Question 4

what are the causes of chronic diarrhoea in young horses?

Answer 4

• Salmonella spp.
• Cyathostomiasis
• Right Dorsal Colitis
• Sand enteropathy
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Dietary
• Lawsonia intracellularis
• Rhodococcus equi

Question 5

what are the characteristics of the disease affecting young horses when inffected with lawsonia intracellaris?

Answer 5

• history of weight loss
• loss of albumin - profound hypoalbuminemia
• days or weeks

Question 6

what are the characteristics of the disease affecting young horses when inffected with rhodococcus equi ?

Answer 6

can cause acute diarrhoea (primary diarrhoea) or can cause pneumonia that progresses and causes diarrrhoea for days or weeks