1. Miscellaneous Non- Infectious Diseases 4-H Veterinary Science Extension Veterinary Medicine Texas AgriLife Extension Service College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M System http://aevm.tamu.edu

2. Objectives Describe diseases of the endocrine system Describe stress disorders Discuss heat exhaustion and heat exertion Discuss types of burns, cuts, fractures and sprains

3. Review Non-infectious diseases Nutritional diseases Reproductive problems Chemical poisoning Toxicity of insecticides Poisonous plants Miscellaneous non-infectious diseases

4. Physical Disorders Stress Hyperthermia Heat exhaustion Burns Hypothermia Trauma

5. Stress Environment Affects all animals Unable to adapt Affects Behavior Vices Health Productivity Growth Disease resistance

6. Heat exhaustion Affects Hard working animals Intense heat Normal body temperature Symptoms Weakness Muscle tremors Collapse Electrolyte imbalance

7. Prevention Keep cool Fans Open facilities

8. Burns Exposure Sun  Non-pigmented skin  Photosensitization Corrosive chemicals Hot liquids Objects Flames Friction Electricity Mild to Severe

9. Hypothermia Exposure Prolonged cold weather Body temperature < 90°F Grave < 50°F Affects all Newborns Pigs and lambs Frostbite Affects extremities Damages skin Burns Hypothermia Prevention

10. Trauma Causes Open wounds Puncture wounds Fractures Sprains Complications Initially  Hemorrhage Later  Infections

11. Medical attention Soft tissue wounds Radiographs Lameness evaluation  Due to sprains Symptoms Hot and swollen areas

12. Endocrine System Disorders Excess hormones Deficient hormones Hormonal imbalance

13. Symptoms Alopecia Hair loss Seizuers Excess urination Polyuria Rapid weight loss Fractures

14. Causes Hyperfunctions Hypofunctions Diagnosis Blood tests Diagnostic imaging Exploratory surgery

15. Cardiovascular Disorders Circulatory shock Inadequate circulatory output (reduced blood volume) Internal bleeding Burns Intestinal obstruction Prolonged urination Persistent vomiting and diarrhea

16. Bacterial infections may be a factor Symptoms Weak rapid pulse Soft heart sounds Pale, cold dry mucous membranes Cold skin Collapse Coma

17. Digestive and Urinary Disorders Problems Dogs Anal sac impactions Horses Lampas of the mouth Colic Laminitis Cattle Bloat Hardware Displaced abomasum

18. All animals GI tract obstructions  Choke  Hair ball  Foreign body  Impaction Constipation Kidney failure Urinary calculi

19. Anal sac impaction

20. Hardware disease

21. Bloat

22. Displaced abomasum

23. Colic

24. Laminitis

25. Hair ball

26. Urinary calculi

27. Neoplasms Cancer Benign Malignant Development Anywhere Diagnosis Observation Diagnostic imaging Biopsy Exploratory surgery