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. 2009 May 15:208–246. doi: 10.1016/B0-72-168903-5/50014-8

TABLE 9-4.

Major Categories of Causes of Acute Diarrhea in Dogs and Cats

  • Intestinal Parasites

  • Hookworms

  • Roundworms

  • Whipworms

  • Coccidia

  • Giardia (sometimes difficult to diagnose)

  • Strongyloides

  • Tritrichomonas

  • Dietary Problems

  • Poor-quality food/food poisoning

  • Sudden dietary change (especially young animals)

  • Food intolerance/allergy

  • Acute Viral or Bacterial Enteritis

  • Parvovirus (canine and feline)

  • Coronavirus (canine and feline)

  • Clostridium perfringens

  • Campylobacteriosis

  • Salmonellosis

  • Escherichia coli (verotoxin-producing strains)

  • Intussusception

  • Intoxication

  • Garbage

  • Food poisoning

  • Heavy metal

  • Organophosphate

  • Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis