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• scalding of the skin

• a raised temperature if the cause is infectious
VetBooks.ir • increased heart rate

•
a change in the colour of the mucous membranes
• increased capillary refill time

• sweating

• muscle fasciculation

• weakness
• ventral oedema (collection of fluid under the belly)

• laminitis (from grain overload).

Figure 17.13 Staining of the tail and hind limbs of a horse with diarrhoea