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I generally take most diagnosis of clostridiosis with a grain of salt.
Many are made on the basis of fecal exams, and normal animals have lots
of clostridia.  There are two ways to properly diagnose this condition:
 
1) demonstration of the toxin in the stool
2) biopsy or autopsy specimens showing the organsima and characteristic
   necrosis in the affected gut.
 
True clostridiosis is a very severe disease, and rapidly results in death
in most animals.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 3954]