From Habit to Evidence: The Shift in Antibiotic Use for Canine Acute Diarrhea
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Dr. Erin Fry discusses the shift in antibiotic use for canine acute diarrhea and the importance of supportive care.
Send us Fan Mail Metronidazole has been the reflex prescription for canine acute diarrhea for years and that habit is hard to break. We sit down with Dr. Erin Frey to unpack what the data actually says about outcomes in mild to moderate acute diarrhea, including cases with bloody stool, and why supportive care often matches antibiotics for speed of recovery. Along the way, we get honest about the real reasons “we know better” doesn’t always translate into “we do it” when a worried client is s...
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