Transcript Nutritional Diseases - Extension Veterinary Medicine

Miscellaneous NonInfectious Diseases
4-H Veterinary Science
Extension Veterinary Medicine
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M System
http://aevm.tamu.edu
Objectives
 Describe diseases of the endocrine system
 Describe stress disorders
 Discuss heat exhaustion and heat exertion
 Discuss types of burns, cuts, fractures and
sprains
Review
 Non-infectious diseases
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Nutritional diseases
Reproductive problems
Chemical poisoning
Toxicity of insecticides
Poisonous plants
Miscellaneous non-infectious diseases
Physical Disorders
 Stress
 Hyperthermia
 Heat exhaustion
 Burns
 Hypothermia
 Trauma
 Stress
 Environment
 Affects all animals
 Unable to adapt
 Affects
 Behavior
 Vices
 Health
 Productivity
 Growth
 Disease resistance
 Heat exhaustion
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Affects
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Hard working animals
Intense heat
Normal body temperature
Symptoms
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Weakness
Muscle tremors
Collapse
Electrolyte imbalance
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Prevention
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Keep cool
Fans
Open facilities
 Burns
 Exposure
 Sun
 Non-pigmented skin
 Photosensitization
Corrosive chemicals
 Hot liquids
 Objects
 Flames
 Friction
 Electricity
Mild to Severe
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 Hypothermia
 Exposure
 Prolonged cold weather
 Body temperature < 90°F
 Grave < 50°F
 Affects all
 Newborns
 Pigs and lambs
 Frostbite
 Affects extremities
 Damages skin
 Burns
Hypothermia Prevention
 Trauma
 Causes
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Open wounds
Puncture wounds
Fractures
Sprains
Complications
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Initially
 Hemorrhage
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Later
 Infections
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Medical attention
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Soft tissue wounds
Radiographs
Lameness evaluation
 Due to sprains
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Symptoms
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Hot and swollen areas
Endocrine System
 Disorders
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Excess hormones
Deficient hormones
Hormonal imbalance
 Symptoms
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Alopecia
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Seizuers
Excess urination
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Hair loss
Polyuria
Rapid weight loss
Fractures
 Causes
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Hyperfunctions
Hypofunctions
 Diagnosis
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Blood tests
Diagnostic imaging
Exploratory surgery
Cardiovascular Disorders
 Circulatory shock
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Inadequate circulatory output (reduced blood
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Internal bleeding
Burns
Intestinal obstruction
Prolonged urination
Persistent vomiting and diarrhea
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Bacterial infections may be a factor
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Symptoms
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Weak rapid pulse
Soft heart sounds
Pale, cold dry mucous membranes
Cold skin
Collapse
Coma
Digestive and Urinary Disorders
 Problems
 Dogs
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Horses
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Anal sac impactions
Lampas of the mouth
Colic
Laminitis
Cattle
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Bloat
Hardware
Displaced abomasum
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All animals
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GI tract obstructions
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Choke
Hair ball
Foreign body
Impaction
Constipation
Kidney failure
Urinary calculi
Anal sac impaction
Hardware disease
Bloat
Displaced abomasum
Colic
Laminitis
Hair ball
Urinary calculi
Neoplasms
 Cancer
 Benign
 Malignant
 Development
 Anywhere
 Diagnosis
 Observation
 Diagnostic imaging
 Biopsy
 Exploratory surgery