Treatment:

• Treatment of edema is aimed at removing primary causes of edema.
• Edema associated with CHF needs to be treated with diuretics, digitalis
• Hypoalbuminemia requires administration of plasma substitute or plasma but it is expensive measures.
• Parasitic infestation requires administration of broad-spectrum anti-helmintics
• Obstructive edema requires removal of physical causes through surgical intervention, if required.
• Animals should be fed salt-free diet.
• Abdominocentesis is required in case of ascites.
• Diet containing protein of high biological value should be fed to animals.
• Administration of supplements such as vitamins, cobalt, iron, copper in case of blood loss.
• Antihistaminics or corticosteroid should be administered in case of allergic edema.