Camelid health + welfare Flashcards
What should you see with a normal camelid?
- BAR
- With group
- Same rank
- cudding
- Feeding
- Drinking
Where does a jugular catheter go in a camelid?
- Right is right
- Towards heart
What are camelids prone to?
- Hypoproteinaemia
- need to have albumin > 20g/l
- TP >40g/l
What is best to do with an abdominal problem if you need to do a work-up?
- Ultrasound
How do you microchip a camelid?
- Need to go in on the upper left side of the neck
- Need to go at 30 to 45degrees
What vaccine must you do in camelids?
- Clostridial Vaccine
What other vaccines are there for camelids?
- Bluetongue
- Orf, leptospirosis, salmonellosis
- Rota + Coronavirus, E.coli
- Abortion agents
What are clinical signs of endoparasites in camelids?
- Soft faeces
- Ill thrift
- Anaemia
- Malaise + death
What are cut off for FEC of different worms?
- Trichostrongyle type = 300-400
- Fluke, nematodirus = 1
- Haemonchus, Lungworm = any are noteworthy
How can you reduce pasture contamination?
- Dung piles
- Poo-picking
What wormers can be used in camelids?
- Benzimidazoles - albendazole never in pregnant
- Levamisole
- MLs
- Monepantel - 3x sheep dose
What can be used againts fluke?
- Triclabendazole
- Closantel
- Albendazole - not in pregnant
What are different species of coccidiosis in camelids?
- Eimeria lamae
- E. alpacae
- E. Punoensis
- E. macusaniensis
Immunity decreases with age + stress
When should you treat camelids for cocci?
- Early-born crias @ weaning
- Late-born crias @ 2-3 months
- Adult after stress
- Incoming animals
What mites affect camelids?
- Sarcoptes
- Chorioptes
How would you treat mange?
- Ivermectins
- Injectable for sarcoptes
- Pour-on for chorioptes
Severe cases = shampoo, skin conditioner, antibiotics + topical acaricides
What animals are affected by hyperkeratosis/ munge?
- Weaning age + adolescent
What should be ruled out with lumps?
- CLA - caseous lymphadenitis
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
What is a clinical indicator of anaemia?
- Pale Mm
What is the main Ddx for anaemia?
- Cardio-vascular compromise
- pulse deficit, heart murmur, cold extremities, CRT
What can cause anaemia?
- Chronic disease
- Haemonchosis, fluke
- Gastric ulceration
- Haemolysis
- Ivermectin toxicity
- Mycoplasma haemollamae
What should be considered when castrating?
- Age - over 18months
- Tetanus cover
- Withhold concentrates 24hours
- Immediate pre-op = Ab + NSAIDs + 2 testicles?
What are the anaesthesia options with castration?
- Local infiltration
- Triple stun (+/- local)
- Caudal epidural
What are your options for haemostasis when castrating?
- Ligature
- Clamp
- Twist + pull
