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wot dis

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llama

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wot dis

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alpaca

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wot dis

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huacaya

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wot dis

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suri alpaca

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wot dis

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guanaco

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wot dis

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vicuna

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how are camelids adapted for high altitudes

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higher affinity for oxygen, very efficient ruminators

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where can you take blood from or put in an IV in a llama/alpaca?

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you can either go really high up around C2 level, or really low around C5-6

this is because their transverse processes on their C spine stick out pretty far and hide the jugular vein

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what is special about camelid lips

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they are oh so muscular hehe

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camelids are not ruminants, they are

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pseudoruminants

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camelid stomachs have how many compartments

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3

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what are each of the 3 stomach compartments equivalent to in the cow?

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C1: the rumen
C2: omasum
C3: absomasum

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do stones in the saccules in comparment 1 cause any problems?

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no

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what makes camelids such efficinecy ruminators

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they have more frequent mixing, greater buffering capacity, efficinet VFA absorption, and longer retention time

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camelids are ______ ovulators

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induced

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camelids hav a ____ placentas

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diffuse

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17
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significant things to remember about repro in camelids

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gestation in the left horn, give birth during the day

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camelids kick laterally like

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cows

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what are signs of a comfy llama vs concerned vs upset llams?

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comfy: ears erect and slightly forward

concerned: ears point to back of the head

upset: ears flat against head and nose up

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how do you deal with a spitter?

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put a sock over their nose and thell spit all over themselves and stop

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what is bezerk male syndrome

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when they work too much with humans and they think they’re one of you and they will fight you. castration does not fix this

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how do you take out fighting teeth

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with giggly wire

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malocclusion usually affects the

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incisors

remember its only a problem if they can’t eat or have actual clinical issues

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what’s the most common types of jaw masses and how do you treat them?

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tooth root abscesses most commonly: treat with enrofloxacin or surgery

osteomyelitis (lumpy jaw)
fractures
cysts
tumors

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megaesophagus us camelids is realted to
trauma, choke, organophosphate poisoning
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a llama named Tootie presents with vomiting, regurg, dysphagia, fetid breath, chronic weight loss. based on top dx how will you diagnose and treat?
megaesophagus rads/barium study tx: feeding complete feed or euthanasia
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llama presenting for anorexia, depressed contractions in C1-->instead of the normal 3-4x a min, there is only 1 per min. what is this and what is the treatment?
first compartment "flora" problems tx: transfaunation, 2-4x
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camelids can get grain overload just like cows can. how do they present and how is it diagnosed? treatment?
acute depression, gastric atony, fluid distention, stumbling gait dx: C1 fluid will be acidic, metabolic acidosis tx: correct dehydration, correct acidosis, antibiotics and thiamine
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third compartment ulcers are often secondary to
other problems
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what are the clinical signs of third compartment ulcers and what causes them?
C/S: colic, depression/anorexia, bruxism, less poopies cause: maybe stress or seasonal, we dont know treatment: omeprazole IV, not oral
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more than ____% of colic cases are not surgical in camelids
50 but its better to be safe! better to go to surgery and find out its medical than to have a patholgist say you couldve done surgery to fix it
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list some causes of peritonitis in camelids
pleuropneumonia, pericarditis, abdominal abscesses, septicemia, C3 ulcers, pancreatitis
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2 most common clinical signs of peritonitis are
depression and anorexia
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how do you diagnose peritonitis
abdominocentesis beech treat withantibiotics, NSAIDs, nutrition support
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tell me about the alpaca snots
animals returning from shows would get outbreaks of nasal discharge, fever, cough, and then recovery. suspect to be adenovirus, PI3, or coronavirus. some can die from pneumonia necropsy: pleural effusion and consolidation
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signs of resp dosease are not obvious in camelids. suspect it if:
unexplained fever, anorexia, tachypnea
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pneumonia in camelids is caused by
streptococcus zooepidemicus
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how to treat strep zoo pneumonia
ceftiofur or ampicillin
39
tell me about mycoplasma haemolamae
it is a bacteria with no cell wall that sits on the surface of RBCs causes subclinical infection or fever, potentially icterus and anemia often associated with stress/transport or concurrent disease can see it on a blood smear (not always, transient bacteremia) treat with doxycycline
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tell me about parelaphostrongylosis
a worm in deer where llams are aberrant hosts and it gets into the nervous system C/S: hypermetria, ataxia, stiffness, paresis, head tilt, circling, blindness treat w fenbendazole or overmectin give anti inflam like phenylbutazone, flunixin, dexamethasone, etc
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signs of west nile virus in camelids
lip twitching, facial tremors, head shaking, ataxia, paresis, fever, colic like signs leukocytosis, macrophages in CSF dx via RT PCR poor prognosis
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how to prevent west nile in camelids
vaccination: use horse one, give more frequently try to eliminate mosquitos
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is heat stress/heat stroke a joke?
no
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when are camelids most at risk for heat stress? predisposing factors?
at shows, during hot weather, during transport long distances predisppsing factors: exercise, working during hot day, obesity, poorly groomed coat
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a llama presents with drooling of the lower lip and some perianal swelling/edema. the llama is also depressed and anorexic. top dx and tx?
heat stroke tx: water hose, shade, pond/pool, fans, alcohol rubs, ice water enemas, oral or IV fluids
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how to prevent heat stroke/stress?
enough shade, fresh water, shearing/clipping often, well ventilated barn, misters or sprinklers dont breed them during hot days, avoid obese animals, dont transport during hot days, feed good quality roughage
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what is this? tell me about it
idiopathic hyperkeratosis affects hairless parts of the body, NOT itchy, thought to be caused by zinc deficinecy or inflammatory disease but often responds to zinc supplements
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what are these guys
left is haucaya, right is suri
49
death rate of crias should be _______
less than 5%
50
how is llama milk different
it is quite low in fat compared to other animals like cows or sheep
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what are some alternatives to llama milk for ze bebes?
cow or goat colostrum, bottle is ideal but can do tube feeding too, make sure RID is above 800 (ideally 1000 mg/dl)
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causes of failure of passive transfer in camelids and treatment?
poor quality or quantity of colsotrum, inability to nurse, colostrum not absorbing tx: plasma tranfusion
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signs of prematurity/dysmaturity in newborn camelids
weakness, low birth weight, unerupted incisors, hyperextension of fetlock, really silkly wool, floppy ears
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list etiologies and risk factors for neonatal sepsis in newborn camelids
E coli, pseudomonas, strep, listeria risk factors: failure passive transfer of immunity, weak babies
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C/S of sepsis in newborn camelid
weakness, lethargy, fever OR hypthermia, failure to nurse, injected mucus membranes, enlarged joints, hypopyon, seizures, dyspnea, enlarged/infected umbillicus
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how to treat neonatal sepsis in baby camelids
antibiotics: ceftiofur and gentamycin fluids nutritional support plasma anti inflammatory drugs
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tell me about eimeria macusaniensis in crias
considered pathogenic, causes weakness and wasting, causes diarrhea in adults, long PPP of 32-43 days treat with decoquinate, ponazuril, toltrazuril
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behold
this is how you diagnose this protozoan
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how to identify choanal atresia?
if their cheeks are moving in and out it means they can't breathe has to be diagnosed officially on contrast rads both the sire and the dam are carriers so STOP breeding parents
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you go see a juvenile alpaca with a dark coat, he isnt growing very fast and doesnt seem to want to move. when he walks you see a shifting leg lameness and some swollen joints. top dx?
hypophosphatemic rickets: thought to be from P deficiency, not enough vitamin D ingestion maybe too treatment AND prevention: give vitamin D
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BVD presents in camelids as
abortions, sometimed diarrhea PI animals: poor weight gain, diarrhea, gets sick more often, or competely normal!
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clinical signs and labwork findings of immunodefiicnecy syndrome
C/S: weight loss, normal TPR, recurring infections lab findings: anemia, M. haemolamae, hypoalbuminemia

VETM 531: Small Ruminant (9 decks)

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