Enterotoxemia in Dogs
- Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems of Dogs
- Introduction to Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems of Dogs
- Congenital and Inherited Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems of Dogs
- Actinobacillosis in Dogs
- Actinomycosis in Dogs
- Amyloidosis in Dogs
- Anthrax in Dogs
- Botulism in Dogs
- Canine Distemper (Hardpad Disease)
- Canine Herpesvirus
- Ehrlichiosis and Related Infections in Dogs
- Enterotoxemia in Dogs
- Fungal Infections in Dogs
- Glanders (Farcy) in Dogs
- Infectious Canine Hepatitis
- Leishmaniosis (Visceral Leishmaniasis) in Dogs
- Leptospirosis in Dogs
- Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis) in Dogs
- Melioidosis in Dogs
- Neosporosis in Dogs
- Nocardiosis in Dogs
- Peritonitis in Dogs
- Plague in Dogs
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tick Fever) in Dogs
- Salmon Poisoning Disease and Elokomin Fluke Fever in Dogs
- Tetanus in Dogs
- Toxoplasmosis in Dogs
- Trichinellosis (Trichinosis) in Dogs
- Tuberculosis in Dogs
- Tularemia (Rabbit Fever) in Dogs
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Clostridium perfringens is a bacterium that is widely distributed in the soil and the gastrointestinal tract of animals. It has the ability to produce poisonous substances (toxins) outside of the bacterial cell. Inflammation of the intestines (enteritis) and absorption of toxins (known as enterotoxemia) occur when these poisonous substances are released. Five types of Clostridium perfringens have been identified, but only one, Type A, causes enterotoxemia in dogs. Type A is also associated with a rarely occurring bloody diarrhea in dogs. These organisms are also associated with chronic intermittent diarrhea in dogs but have not been confirmed as the cause.
Clostridium perfringens of an undetermined type have also been shown to multiply in the intestines of dogs with inflammation of the intestines caused by a parvovirus, but its contribution to the disease is not clear.
- Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems of Dogs
- Introduction to Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems of Dogs
- Congenital and Inherited Disorders Affecting Multiple Body Systems of Dogs
- Actinobacillosis in Dogs
- Actinomycosis in Dogs
- Amyloidosis in Dogs
- Anthrax in Dogs
- Botulism in Dogs
- Canine Distemper (Hardpad Disease)
- Canine Herpesvirus
- Ehrlichiosis and Related Infections in Dogs
- Enterotoxemia in Dogs
- Fungal Infections in Dogs
- Glanders (Farcy) in Dogs
- Infectious Canine Hepatitis
- Leishmaniosis (Visceral Leishmaniasis) in Dogs
- Leptospirosis in Dogs
- Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis) in Dogs
- Melioidosis in Dogs
- Neosporosis in Dogs
- Nocardiosis in Dogs
- Peritonitis in Dogs
- Plague in Dogs
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tick Fever) in Dogs
- Salmon Poisoning Disease and Elokomin Fluke Fever in Dogs
- Tetanus in Dogs
- Toxoplasmosis in Dogs
- Trichinellosis (Trichinosis) in Dogs
- Tuberculosis in Dogs
- Tularemia (Rabbit Fever) in Dogs