The following are provided:- (a) a method for preparing a combined feed supplement and orally administrable veterinary medicament composition for the treatment of diarrhoea in domestic animals containing balanced proportions of electrolytes, sugar and vitamins of the B group, said composition being physically stable in sachets and multi-dose containers and being suitable for dissolution and suspension in water without appreciable formation of lumps, which method comprises dry blending the electrolytes, sugar and B vitamins with a commercially available hydroxyalkyl cellulose, together with at least one homogenising liquid excipient selected from the group comprising vegetable oils, fatty alcohols, lanolin derivatives, glycerol and propylene glycol; and (b) a combined feed supplement and orally administrable veterinary medicament composition for the treatment of diarrhoea or scour in domestic animals comprising 2% to 25% w/w of the composition hydroxyalkylcellulose, 40% to 90% w/w of the composition sugar and characterised in that it contains at least one homogenising liquid excipient selected from the group comprising vegetable oils, fatty alcohols, lanolin derivatives, glycerol and propylene glycol. The inclusion of the excipient enables a homogeneous mixture (with complete distribution of the low-quantity components) to be obtained which dissolves more satisfactorily in cold water.
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