Treatment:

• Fluid therapy is appropriate measures to correct dehydration.
• In case of isotonic dehydration, NS or Ringer’s lactate should be administered to improve renal function.
• 5% glucose is preferred to make up deficit from gastro-intestinal loss @30ml/kg, b.wt.
• In case of hypotonic dehydration, salt should be added to diet of animals. 0.9% NaCl should be administered for rapid restoration of plasma volume and renal circulation.
• In case of hypertonic dehydration, water and fluid should be administered orally. D5 administered IV followed by saline or Ringer’s solution in vomiting and comatosed animals.
• Water deficiency may be corrected by administering glucose 5% parenterally supplemented with electrolyte and Vitamin-B complex.
• ORS solution should be administered orally to correct electrolyte imbalances due to dehydration resulting from diarrhoea and vomiting.