Vomitting and Diarrhea - There's a lot of it about

RE: Vomitting and Diarrhea - There's a lot of it about

Richard Carter — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:10:36 GMT

we seeing it as well - non specific - goes through group of dogs, recover and then recycles about 1 week later sometimes same dogs so if infectious, poor immune response but we also have lots surface water and suspect more to do with outdoor living this time of year, moulds etc brought to surface

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Bob Russell — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:53:18 GMT

Or picking up bugs from all those raw fed dogs and cats

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Sarah Keir — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:53:40 GMT

Or even get Norovirus from their humans...

Human norovirus may infect our canine companions, according to research published online April 1 in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. That raises the possibility of dog-to-human transmission, said first author Sarah Caddy, VetMB, PhD, MRCVS, a veterinarian and PhD student at the University of Cambridge, and Imperial College, London, UK. Norovirus is the leading cause of food-borne illness in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150410165346.htm

RE: Vomitting and Diarrhea - There's a lot of it about

Sarah Keir — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:51:50 GMT

It is now thought that a lot of these cases of acute gastro-enteritis are viral, with some novel ones being found. We had an interesting talk by Dr Sarah Caddy at SAMSoc last Autumn,

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352364/

https://www.vettimes.co.uk/app/uploads/wp-post-to-pdf-enhanced-cache/1/gastroenteritis-old-and-new-viruses.pdf

RE: Vomitting and Diarrhea - There's a lot of it about

Lucy Fleming — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:08:04 GMT

[quote userid="8958" url="~/001/veterinary-clinical/small-animal/medicine/f/discussions/28778/vomitting-and-diarrhea---there-s-a-lot-of-it-about/218602"]Have you sent any away for analysis?[/quote]

Not as far as I'm aware (I'm not a big one for faecal analysis in these acute type cases as I tend to find it doesn't really clarify the situation, and doesn't change the treatment plan, but it would be interesting - if it was free!)

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Stefania Glowka — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 13:36:43 GMT

Yes, more cases of vomiting and/or diarrhoea in our practice as well as per usual when the weather is so mild as winter 2019/2020, so far only one frosty night! It may all stop when a proper cold spell sets in. Just an observation, not a scientific fact as this is my 25th winter in practice in Wiltshire.

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emma o'connor — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 09:11:36 GMT

yep lots here too on the Wiltshire/Hamphire border. Seem to be sicker for longer than our usual 48h v and d bugs. Often over a week before they are back on form again.

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Busybee — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:41:18 GMT

Yes, loads here in the North Cotswolds! Again, some quite ill with it. I wondered if the mild and wet weather has meant a good breeding ground for 'bugs'?

RE: Vomitting and Diarrhea - There's a lot of it about

Neil Wheadon — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:10:51 GMT

Have you sent any away for analysis? I was going to with a couple but will usually wait a few days first especially as few needed intensive treatment

RE: Vomitting and Diarrhea - There's a lot of it about

Lucy Fleming — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:51:52 GMT

We're not far from you and we've had a bad spell of it. No obvious direct link for most of them, but we've seen a few cases where it definitely seems to have been acquired from another dog. Some HGE cases earlier in the autumn, currently just "ordinary" diarrhoea