HGE is very easily diagnosed it is tied to the red blood cell count - if it is high it is hge as the blood is coagulating in the body thus will shut down the organs in the body as the blood stops moving freely in the body so everything is stopped. The first sign is thick raspberry red poop as the blood is coagulated again. It happens rapidly so dog can die within 48 hrs. It is tied to coming in contact with dead animals and can be caused from eating raw meat so make sure if you feed raw you get quality organic meat from a reliable source to not get this along with salmonella or ecoli |