Hospitalized Patient Care

Question 1

What are the reasons that a farm animal species might need to be hospitalized?

Answer 1

Need Intensive Care
Infectious Disease Isolation
Controlled Environment Needed

Question 2

What are hospital requirements for hospitalization of farm species?

Answer 2

Facilities - housing, biosecurity, restraint, equipment

Staffing - training and frequent care

Refer if unable to provide

Discuss Cost

Question 3

What are specific considerations for hospitalization of farm animal species?

Answer 3

Where they are used to living

Herd animals

Diet

Beeding

Question 4

What is something you could do to make a pet farm animal more comfortable in the hospital?

Answer 4

T-shirt that smells like home

Bring a friend

Give then things they like to do (burrow for pig)

Question 5

What are some common sites of cauterization in farm animals?

Answer 5

Jugular, auricular, cephalic, coccygeal

Question 6

What side should you place a camelid catheter on?

Answer 6

Right jugular better (away from esophagus) - difficult due to transverse process and valves
-Palpate and can use ultrasound if needed

Question 7

What are some examples of reasons to send an animal to the hospital?

Answer 7

Deep injury that needs to be surgically repaired

Down animal- need hip lift or aqua cow

Pet cow with no suckle - need IV fluids

Question 8

What are some common reasons camelids are hospitalized?

Answer 8

Neurologic disease (p. tenuis, heat stress, trauma) , neonatology, anemia, ADR/colic/inappetance