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How to detect suspicious sick rabbits early? A must-read for rabbit keepers
Examine the ear color of a healthy rabbit: pink, with bright eyes. If the ears are red or light purple, it means the rabbit is overheated; placing it in a ventilated hutch to rest a while will relieve it. If the ears are pale and feel cool to the touch, it means the rabbit has drunk too much cold water or has caught a chill; on auscultation there will be a sloshing sound in the abdominal cavity, and placing the sick rabbit on a heated kang to warm its belly will suffice. If a young rabbit's ear tips bend forward or droop slightly, it means its body temperature is high; let it move about freely for a while to help bring the temperature down. If a rabbit's eyeballs look dull, it indicates the air in the hutch is foul, and ventilation should be carried out promptly. A rabbit running clear watery nasal discharge is a precursor of common cold,
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How to Identify a Sick Rabbit? Learn the Nine Observations to Easily Judge Rabbit Illness
Discovering sick rabbits and diagnosing rabbit diseases is the foundation for controlling the spread of disease. Whether a rabbit is healthy should be observed from the following aspects: Appearance: A healthy rabbit is full of energy, has smooth fur, moves nimbly, holds a proper posture, and grows quickly. Sick rabbits, however, are mostly listless or extremely excitable (such as with rabbit plague), have rough, messy fur (such as with chronic wasting diseases, nutritional deficiency disorders, etc.), move slowly, and have abnormal postures. For example, when suffering from pododermatitis and foot ringworm, the hind limbs dare not touch the ground; with "splay legs" and "O-shaped legs," they cannot stand normally; with pneumonia, breathing is difficult; with wry neck, the head and eyes are tilted and the rabbit rolls over.
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What are the methods for identifying healthy dogs and sick dogs?
A healthy dog responds keenly to changes in its surroundings, is in good spirits, loves activity, has no odd temperament or abnormal behavior, is easy to train, cooperates with people, has a good appetite, and does not drink excessive water. A healthy physique should appear naturally balanced and symmetrical when standing, with limbs standing upright and no deformities. The front chest is broad, the abdomen is tucked up, and the muscles on the body are full (especially the muscles of the buttocks and back), firm and strong. The tip of the nose is slightly cool, and there is no discharge from the mouth, nose, eyes, anus, opening of the penile sheath, or vulva, and the hair around the perineum is clean. The lips, oral cavity, and tongue mucosa have no ulcers or discharge.
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How to Handle Sick Pigs That Do Not Respond to Multiple Drug Injections
In daily veterinary practice, it is common to encounter sick pigs that have been given repeated symptomatic injections of penicillin, streptomycin, analgin and other drugs without any improvement. We suggest the following approach: Basic method: calculated per 30 kg of pig body weight per dose (the same below), dexamethasone sodium phosphate 6 ml, nikethamide 2 ampoules, kanamycin hydrochloride 10 ml, injected intramuscularly separately. For persistent coughing and wheezing, use the basic regimen plus intramuscular injection of 3% ephedrine 2 mg. After 10 minutes, inject sulfadiazine sodium 0.5 mg intramuscularly.
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What are the disinfection methods for pig pens with sick pigs?
To disinfect a pig pen, first clean the pen thoroughly, then disinfect it with 20% lime milk, or 3% hot caustic soda water, or 20% bleaching powder. The order of disinfection is walls, pen railings, doors and windows, feed troughs, floor, utensils, and the floor at the entrance. The disinfectant solution can be applied with a broom or sprayed with a sprayer. After disinfection, the doors and windows of the pen should be closed for 2 to 3 hours before being opened, and at the same time the feed troughs and floor should be rinsed clean with clean water. For soil disinfection, on dirt floors the manure, bedding straw and other filth should first be removed, then the top layer of soil should be shoveled off, and finally 20%
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Do artificially farmed sick snakes need to be isolated?
Once a sick snake is found, it should be taken out promptly for separate feeding and isolated treatment, to prevent infection of the other healthy snakes. This is especially true for snake diseases caused by pneumonia and stomatitis, which should be isolated and treated as early and as quickly as possible, and the sick snake's habitat should be given focused disinfection. If several sick snakes are found every day, then in addition to taking out the severely symptomatic or abnormally behaving snakes early for isolation, a thorough disinfection of the whole facility should also be carried out, and all the snakes in the facility should be gathered together for drug immunization, to prevent the disease from spreading and spreading further. Dead sick snakes should not be casually discarded
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What are the simple methods for identifying sick pigs?
1. Look at the eyes. A healthy pig has bright, spirited eyes; if a pig's eyes are dim, red, or have excessive eye discharge, it is a sign of illness. 2. Look at the skin. A healthy pig has smooth, rounded skin and full muscles; if the pig's skin is rough and hard, lacks elasticity, or has swelling, ulcers, red spots, or festering patches, it is a sign of illness. 3. Look at the coat color. A healthy pig has a glossy, lustrous coat; if the pig's hair is rough, hard, lacks elasticity, and is messy, it is a sign of illness. 4. Look at the snout disc. A healthy pig has a moist snout disc with beads of sweat; if the pig's snout disc
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What are the simple methods for identifying sick pigs?
1. Look at the movements. A healthy pig keeps its tail swinging constantly and reacts quickly and nimbly to outside stimuli. A healthy adult pig is greedy for food and fond of sleep. If food is given, it will come at the call, lie down and doze after eating its fill, and when a stranger approaches, it will stand up, raise its eyes and keep wagging its tail. If a pig is found to be listless, sluggish in movement, often lying down and unable to get up, refusing to eat or drink, with a stiff back, unsteady walking, and drooping head and tail, then it is a sick pig. 2. Look at the skin. A healthy pig has smooth, rounded skin and full muscles; if the pig
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How to detect illness in dogs? Practical methods for identifying when a dog is sick
When dogs suffer from different diseases, they will show corresponding abnormal manifestations (symptoms) in one or certain aspects. Using the following methods of examination, sick dogs can be detected. It is necessary for dog owners to master some of the most commonly used basic knowledge in this regard, so that sick dogs can be discovered in time and some simple treatment can be carried out. Never think that the diagnosis and treatment of dog diseases is only a matter for veterinarians and that "it is none of your business and you stay aloof." (1) Look. The content of looking has two major aspects: first, under quiet conditions, look at the dog's mental state, behavioral manifestations, and reactions to external stimuli; second, look at the dog's body surface condition (coat, skin, natural orifices, etc.) and the characteristics of its excrement, etc. (2) Listen. Directly listen to whether the dog's barking and breathing sounds are normal, and whether there is panting, coughing, or sneezing, etc. A stethoscope or short tube can also be used to listen to the heartbeat, breathing, and gastrointestinal peristaltic sounds. (3) Measure. Commonly use a veterinary thermometer to measure the temperature in the rectum (37.5-38.5°C for adult dogs, 38.2-39.3°C for puppies). A dog's body temperature changes regularly within a day, lowest in the early morning and slightly higher in the afternoon, and the difference between day and night generally does not exceed 1°C; if the temperature difference is too large or there is reversed fever (high in the morning, low in the evening), then it is abnormal. You can also hold the dog's ear with your hand to sense its body temperature. (4) Touch. Use the palm or back of the hand to touch a certain part of the body surface to determine the temperature and sensitivity of the skin there, muscle tension, and whether the adjacent internal organs are normal (position, size, texture, and whether there is pain). The heartbeat or pulse condition is also very easy to feel clearly with the hand. (5) Percuss. Tap the corresponding areas on the body surface (projection areas) of organs such as the dog's stomach or intestines with the fingers to judge whether they are normal.
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Six points to note when injecting a sick turtle
In recent years, artificial turtle farming has gradually gained popularity, but diseases have also shown a trend of local spread. There are many ways to administer medication to prevent and treat turtle diseases, such as oral medication, applying medication, injections, and medicated baths. Once a turtle becomes ill, the treatment work is very different from that for other animals, mainly because turtles have a very hard shell. According to the author's more than ten years of breeding and production practice, the injection method is the most effective, because the medicinal liquid is injected directly into the turtle's body and absorbed quickly. However, the author reminds the majority of turtle farmers that when injecting turtles, the following points should be noted: 1. Never use
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