commonly calculated as 50ml/kg/24hr, or 2ml/kg/hr. Ongoing losses are calculated based on a predicted fluid amount lost by a patient within a 24 hour period. Common losses include vomitting and diarrhoea. It is often helpful here if the owners are able to give a detailed history as this makes it easier to predict the pattern of losses. In some patients there may be no ongoing losses and so this step can be skipped. To calculate the fluid requirement, the following calculation is used. Ongoing losses = Amount per loss (ml/kg) x Bodyweight (kg) x No. of losses These calculations are then added together to allow for the total fluid requirement in a 24 hour period. It is important to assess these requirements on a daily basis as losses may be increased/reduceed for example. ]