Pet farm animals Flashcards
Euthanasia of Farm animals?
- Animals need to be disposed of correctly and food producing species CANNOR be buried
- They are required to be collected and incinerated by business with appropriate licensing
Common reasons for vet input?
- Preventative healthcare
- Parasite dx and contorl (cutaneous myiasis, parasitic GE)
- Inappropriate husbandry & causing dx
- Old age morbidities
- Animal Welfare
Preventative Healthcare for Pet Pigs?
- Vaccination
- Worming
- Foot Trimming
- Dental procedures - tusk trimming
- Appropriate handling & housing
- Handling procedures
What vaccinations for Pet pigs?
- clostridial dx
- erysipelas
- reproductive vaccines available
Worming for pet pigs?
- Rare burden when kept in extensive environment
- Consider what anthelmintics can be given orally
- Ascaris
wha considerations in the exam of the pet pig?
- Huge!
- Very vocal when handled
- Fat
- Dangerous
- Handling facilities can be variable -> snare, pig board, masterject
Why do we get obese pigs?
- Lack of exercise (should root up to 60% off day, lack grazing)
- High protein diets (designed for fast growing or pregnant/lactating animals in commercial settings ; ‘pet pig’ diet available)
- Secondary problems -> sores, pressure points, skin fold infections, arthritis
How to evaluate obesity in pigs?
- BCS
- Adult pigs should eat between 1-2% of BW/d
- Fed over a large area
- Reduce food 1/3
BCS in pig?
What complications of obesity?
- ENtropion
- Skin fold infections
- Arthritis
Entropion?
- Secondary to large fat folds around the eye
- Can occur in pot-bellied not overweight
- Surgery may be needed to correct
- Can result in enucleation
Skin fold infections?
- Respond well to washing with hibi and topical ABs
- Some deeper infections need parenteral ABs
Describe OA in pigs?
- Ageing pet pig population - Large animals with significant weight on limbs
- Can affect any joints , even spine
- Pain identification. management important -> reluctant to walk/move/root ; lameness although when on multiple limbs don’t always present as lame
- Need to consider licensed drugs
What else can cause OA?
infectious dx in pigs
what drug licensed in pigs?
Metacam
How do we do Euthanasia in Pigs?
- Heavily sedate or Ga to euthanasia with pen?? or somulose
- IP or Intracardiac admin of sedation or GA
- Have used GA
Sedation then shot?
bigs can only be shot with suitable firearm license therefore may need knackerman to perform euthanasia
What preventative healthcare in a goat?
- Registered holding, ear tagging, mov restrictions
- Zoonotic dx
- Vaccination )> Clostridial dx, Q fever
- Worming -> highly susceptible
- Disbudding
- Foot trimming
Describe Acidosis/ Bloat ?
- Chronic acidosis
- Inadequate forage provision
CLS of acidosis/bloat?
- Frothing green discharge,
- Hx mild discomfort or distended abdomen that comes and goes,
- Poor body condition despite the excess concentrate feeding, on/off diarrhoea
- Environment- hay on floor, reluctant to eat forage/grass paddocks only available
- Most pet goats probably suffering with this!
Tx for aciosis/bloat?
- Antacids/Educate clients
- Antibiotics
Urolithiasis in goats?
- Small calculi develop in the bladder
- Young castrated males
- High levels of minerals precipitate and crystallise from urine.
Calcium phosphate and struvite most common in goats - High concentrate diet, reduced water intake, increasing urine
pH all risk factors
Clinical signs of urolithiasis?
- Straining +++- sometimes difficult for owners to know if
straining to urinate or defaecate - Urinating little and often/dribbling/not a full stream seen
- Very uncomfortable/painful- ‘colic-like symptoms’
- Dried crystals around prepuce ??
- Rectal examination- pulsating urethra
- Often an ‘improvement’ in clinical signs once bladder has
ruptured
Pg for urolithiasis?
poor