Author: Madison

Beaver Fever Beaver Fever Beaver Fever Beaver Fever
Posted in Gastrointestinal Multispecies Parasitic

๐๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ is a disease of humans caused by ๐†๐ข๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐š, a single-celled parasite. However, this parasite can affect many mammalian species!

NSAID Toxicity NSAID Toxicity NSAID Toxicity NSAID Toxicity
Posted in Gastrointestinal Toxic Urinary

NSAIDs are a common class of drug used as anti-inflammatories and pain control. Human examples you might know include aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen. We commonly use other NSAIDs in our veterinary species as well!

Psittacosis Psittacosis Psittacosis Psittacosis
Posted in Avian Bacterial Respiratory

๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ is a bacterial infection caused by ๐‚๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ข๐š ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ข. โ€œPsittaciโ€ means parrot, which gives you a clue about what species this disease affects!

Parasitic Infections Parasitic Infections Parasitic Infections Parasitic Infections
Posted in Parasitic Special Topics

We’ve hit 1500 followers on Facebook! ๐ŸŽ‰ This week’s posts will be all about how different kinds of pathogens (disease-causing agents) actually cause disease. Today’s post is on parasitic infections!

Prion Infections Prion Infections Prion Infections Prion Infections
Posted in Miscellaneous Special Topics

We’ve hit 1500 followers on Facebook! ๐ŸŽ‰ This week’s posts will be all about how different kinds of pathogens (disease-causing agents) actually cause disease. Today’s post is on bacterial infections!

Viral Infections Viral Infections Viral Infections Viral Infections
Posted in Special Topics Viral

We’ve hit 1500 followers on Facebook! ๐ŸŽ‰ This week’s posts will be all about how different kinds of pathogens (disease-causing agents) actually cause disease. Today’s post is on viral infections!

Fungal Infections Fungal Infections Fungal Infections Fungal Infections
Posted in Fungal Special Topics

We’ve hit 1500 followers on Facebook! ๐ŸŽ‰ This week’s posts will be all about how different kinds of pathogens (disease-causing agents) actually cause disease. Today’s post is on fungal infections!

Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections
Posted in Bacterial Special Topics

We’ve hit 1500 followers on Facebook! ๐ŸŽ‰ This week’s posts will be all about how different kinds of pathogens (disease-causing agents) actually cause disease. Today’s post is on bacterial infections!

Ear Canker Ear Canker Ear Canker Ear Canker
Posted in Lagomorphs Parasitic Special Senses

๐„๐š๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ is a thickening and irritation of the external ear caused by an ear mite, ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข. This irritation produces a crust lining the ear that is extremely painful!

Hippomanes Hippomanes Hippomanes Hippomanes
Posted in Equids Female Reproductive Miscellaneous

๐‡๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ are aggregates of the nutrient fluid found within the placenta that are a ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  in many species. However, they look kind of weird, and can scare producers if they arenโ€™t aware of them!