Module 9.5

Question 1

NAI

Answer 1

Intentional injury-purposefully inflicted
Any abuse inflicted on animal
No pathognomonic signs
Must consider abuse possible to ID signs

Question 2

Red flags

Answer 2

Specific person implicated
Inconsistent hx
Fx in different stages
Repetitive injury
Other animals harmed/killed
Only young animals seen

Question 3

Signalment

Answer 3

Male>female
Intact>desexed
<2yrs
Mixed breeds/pitties

Question 4

Mimics of animal abuse

Answer 4

HBC
High-rise syndrome
Bone dz
Coagulopathies
Bites
Predation/scavenging