FASAVA Congress 2017

Any disease process (illness, trauma, surgery) may alter an animals homeostasis, resulting in changes in fluid volume and/or electrolyte composition.  When these changes are severe and overwhelm normal body compensation, fluid and electrolyte therapy is warranted.  Although definite patterns of electrolyte and acid/base abnormalities occur with comparable disease conditions, individual differences are common.  In the absence of extensive clinical chemistry data, guidelines can be used for selecting the appropriate type and volume of replacement fluid.

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