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Miscellaneous Non-Infectious Diseases
4-H Veterinary ScienceExtension Veterinary Medicine
Texas AgriLife Extension ServiceCollege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M Systemhttp://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 Nutritional diseases Reproductive problems Chemical poisoning Toxicity of insecticides Poisonous plants Miscellaneous non-infectious diseases
Stress Environment Affects all animals Unable to adapt Affects
Behavior Vices Health Productivity Growth Disease resistance
Heat exhaustion Affects
Hard working animals Intense heat
Normal body temperature Symptoms
Weakness Muscle tremors Collapse Electrolyte imbalance
Burns Exposure
Sun Non-pigmented skin Photosensitization
Corrosive chemicals Hot liquids Objects Flames Friction Electricity
Mild to Severe
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
Open wounds Puncture wounds Fractures Sprains
Complications Initially
Hemorrhage Later
Infections
Medical attention Soft tissue wounds Radiographs Lameness evaluation
Due to sprains
Symptoms Hot and swollen areas
Cardiovascular Disorders
Circulatory shock Inadequate circulatory output (reduced blood
volume) Internal bleeding Burns Intestinal obstruction Prolonged urination Persistent vomiting and diarrhea
Bacterial infections may be a factor
Symptoms Weak rapid pulse Soft heart sounds Pale, cold dry mucous membranes Cold skin Collapse Coma
Digestive and Urinary Disorders
Problems Dogs
Anal sac impactions Horses
Lampas of the mouth Colic Laminitis
Cattle Bloat Hardware Displaced abomasum
All animals GI tract obstructions
Choke Hair ball Foreign body Impaction
Constipation Kidney failure Urinary calculi