Donkey and Mule｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)

FAQ

What is hyperlipemia／hyperlipidemia syndrome (a severe condition particular to donkeys), and what should make you call the vet at once?

Once a donkey's appetite drops or feeding stops for any reason (pain, stress, another illness), body fat is rapidly mobilised into the blood beyond the liver's capacity to metabolise it, setting up a vicious circle. You will see anorexia, lethargy, jaundice and rapid deterioration. The direction of management is that this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care, with aggressive nutritional and metabolic support, and medication that must be prescribed. In the source chapter this row belongs to the group needing prompt attention; the actual judgement still rests with the veterinarian case by case, and this text gives no drug names or doses.

高脂血症 Hyperlipemia／Hyperlipidemia Syndrome（ロバ特有の重症疾患）とは何ですか。何が見えたらすぐ獣医師を呼ぶべきですか。 — ロバは何らかの理由（疼痛、ストレス、他の疾患）で食欲が低下し、あるいは採食を止めると、体脂肪が急速に血中へ動員され、肝臓の代謝能力を超えて悪循環を形成することが原因です。食欲廃絶、嗜眠、黄疸、急速な悪化が現れます。対処の方向性は、救急疾患でありただちに受診が必要というもので、積極的な栄養・代謝の支持が必要、薬剤は処方が必要です。この行は元の章で速やかな対応を要する類型に属します。実際の判断は個々の症例に応じて獣医師が行う必要があり、本文では薬剤名と用量は書きません。

What is hyperlipemia／hyperlipidemia syndrome (a severe condition particular to donkeys), and what should make you call the vet at once? — Once a donkey's appetite drops or feeding stops for any reason (pain, stress, another illness), body fat is rapidly mobilised into the blood beyond the liver's capacity to metabolise it, setting up a vicious circle. You will see anorexia, lethargy, jaundice and rapid deterioration. The direction of management is that this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care, with aggressive nutritional and metabolic support, and medication that must be prescribed. In the source chapter this row belongs to the group needing prompt attention; the actual judgement still rests with the veterinarian case by case, and this text gives no drug names or doses.

What is colic, and what should make you call the vet at once?

As for the horse (A); the mechanism is the same. You will see what you would see in the horse, but because donkeys are stoic by nature the outward signs may be milder and therefore underestimated. The direction of management is that this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care. In the source chapter this row belongs to the group needing prompt attention; the actual judgement still rests with the veterinarian case by case, and this text gives no drug names or doses.

疝痛 Colic とは何ですか。何が見えたらすぐ獣医師を呼ぶべきですか。 — ウマ (A) と同じで、機序も同じです。ウマと同じ症状が現れますが、ロバは我慢強い性質のため、外に現れる症状がより軽く、過小評価されることがあります。対処の方向性は、救急疾患でありただちに受診が必要というものです。この行は元の章で速やかな対応を要する類型に属します。実際の判断は個々の症例に応じて獣医師が行う必要があり、本文では薬剤名と用量は書きません。

What is colic, and what should make you call the vet at once? — As for the horse (A); the mechanism is the same. You will see what you would see in the horse, but because donkeys are stoic by nature the outward signs may be milder and therefore underestimated. The direction of management is that this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care. In the source chapter this row belongs to the group needing prompt attention; the actual judgement still rests with the veterinarian case by case, and this text gives no drug names or doses.

What is laminitis, and what should make you call the vet at once?

As for the horse; the donkey's tendency to obesity makes the risk comparatively higher. You will see what you would see in the horse, but the donkey's stoic nature may delay detection. The direction of management is that this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care. In the source chapter this row belongs to the group needing prompt attention; the actual judgement still rests with the veterinarian case by case, and this text gives no drug names or doses.

蹄葉炎 Laminitis とは何ですか。何が見えたらすぐ獣医師を呼ぶべきですか。 — ウマと同じで、ロバは肥満傾向があるためリスクは相対的に高くなります。ウマと同じ症状が現れますが、ロバの我慢強い性質のため発見が遅れることがあります。対処の方向性は、救急疾患でありただちに受診が必要というものです。この行は元の章で速やかな対応を要する類型に属します。実際の判断は個々の症例に応じて獣医師が行う必要があり、本文では薬剤名と用量は書きません。

What is laminitis, and what should make you call the vet at once? — As for the horse; the donkey's tendency to obesity makes the risk comparatively higher. You will see what you would see in the horse, but the donkey's stoic nature may delay detection. The direction of management is that this is an emergency requiring immediate veterinary care. In the source chapter this row belongs to the group needing prompt attention; the actual judgement still rests with the veterinarian case by case, and this text gives no drug names or doses.