Animal Husbandry Flashcards
Rabies symptoms
- lethargy
- fever
-pica
-seizures
-abnormal behavior - CNS dysfunction
-paralysis
Rabies transmission
Bite from disease carrier or infected animal (foxes, raccoons, bats, skunks)
Distemper symptoms
High fever, anorexia, discharge from eyes/nose, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures
Distemper transmission
Saliva, blood, urine, can be airborne (aerosolized droplets of bodily fluids)
Parvo symptoms
Fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, anorexia, lethargy, rapid weight loss
Parvo transmission
Contact with infected feces, environments, people, or direct dog to dog contact
Hepatitis/ canine adenovirus-2 symptoms
High fever, anorexia, depressed mood, cloudiness in the eyes, jaundice
Hepatitis transmission
Bodily fluids
Bordatella (kennel cough) symptoms
Sneezing, nasal discharge, dry hacking cough
Bordatella transmission
Airborne and direct contact, or contaminated surfaces
Canine influenza symptoms
Upper respiratory symptoms, nasal discharge, cough, fever, pneumonia
Canine influenza transmission
Close/direct contact and airborne via respiratory secretions
Leptospirosis symptoms
Lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, jaundice, abdominal pain. Bacterial. Abnormal quantities of urine- too much or too little
Leptospirosis transmission
Direct contact with urine/bodily fluids of infected host.
Coronavirus symptoms
Diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration. Intestinal infection. Orange tint stool
Coronavirus transmission
Direct to mouth contact with contaminated feces or contaminated surfaces
Lyme disease symptoms
Zoonotic- anorexia, fever, swollen joints/lymph nodes, intermittent lameness, lethargy
Core vaccines
- distemper
-Parvo
-hepatitis
-rabies