Veterinary
A veterinary encyclopedia for owners: care, symptoms and emergencies for dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, amphibians and farm animals.
132 articles
Ruminant Rumen Physiology and Acidosis (cattle／sheep／goats; alpacas are pseudoruminants)
What do the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum each do? Why can a sudden feed change kill cattle and sheep?
#獸醫百科#農場動物與馬#牛#羊#山羊#羊駝#瘤胃酸中毒#穀物過食#動物照護
Birds and Small Mammals｜The Deadliest Mistakes Keepers Make (Plain-Language Version)
Fumes from a non-stick pan can kill a bird in minutes, and a rabbit that has not eaten for a day is an emergency — five …
#獸醫百科#鳥#小型哺乳類#飼養錯誤#不沾鍋中毒#腸胃停擺#動物照護
Reptiles and Amphibians｜The 5 Deadliest Mistakes Keepers Make (Plain-Language Version)
A warm bulb alone is not enough, and dirty water rots shells and gills — five deadly details reptile and amphibian keepe…
#獸醫百科#爬蟲與兩棲#飼養錯誤#UVB#代謝性骨病#動物照護
Fish and Aquarium・Invertebrates｜The 5 Deadliest Mistakes Keepers Make (Plain-Language Version, No Jargon)
Rushing fish into a new tank, changing too much water, overfeeding — five common habits that kill a whole tank at once.
#獸醫百科#魚類與水族#無脊椎#飼養錯誤#水質管理#動物照護
Wildlife, Zoo Animals and Working Animals｜Housing, Welfare, Preventive Medicine and the Deadliest Mistakes People Make
Wildlife is not a keeper's business, the zoo is herd medicine, and working animals suffer occupational injury — three ro…
#獸醫百科#野生與工作動物#動物園#工作動物#動物福利#人畜共通病#預防醫學
Dogs | Normal physiological parameters (what to measure ＋ how ＋ what deviations mean)
Six numbers you can measure at home: breathing, heart rate, temperature, gums, weight, water — how to measure, what is n…
#獸醫百科#犬#生理指標#居家監測#體溫#健康檢查
Farm Animals and Horses｜🔴 Supplementary Column B: Notifiable Diseases and Culling Obligations
Which animal diseases carry a reporting obligation, which type of authority to contact, and how far concealment widens t…
#獸醫百科#農場動物#通報疾病#生物安全#人畜共通
Symptom Triage｜Behavioural Change
Behavioural change: symptoms, common species, possible direction, what to record, and the matching specialty side by sid…
#獸醫百科#症狀鑑別#行為改變#疼痛表現#多寵物家庭#動物照護
Pigs｜Husbandry and Care (the disease column has its own article)
Vital signs, housing, nutrition, behaviour and welfare, preventive medicine, emergency red flags and household toxins fo…
#獸醫百科#農場動物#豬#飼養照護#動物照護
Pigs｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
Ten common diseases of pigs side by side in one table, with cause, signs, examination, treatment direction and preventio…
#獸醫百科#農場動物#豬#常見疾病#通報疾病
Common health problems in pet reptiles and amphibians: causes, signs and prevention
Most health problems in pet reptiles and amphibians come from husbandry. This article lists cause, signs, work-up and pr…
#獸醫百科#爬蟲兩棲#飼養環境#預防
Alpacas｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
Ten common diseases of the alpaca side by side in one table, with cause, signs, examination, treatment direction and pre…
#獸醫百科#農場動物#羊駝#常見疾病#駝科
Salamanders and Newts｜Husbandry and Care (the disease column is covered in a separate article)
The salamander's physiological indicators, husbandry environment, nutrition, behaviour and welfare, preventive medicine,…
#獸醫百科#爬蟲兩棲#蠑螈#飼養照護#動物照護
Salamander/Newt｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
Ten common diseases of salamanders and newts side by side in one table, with cause, signs, examination, treatment direct…
#獸醫百科#爬蟲兩棲#蠑螈#常見疾病#動物照護
A cat or dog that cannot pass urine at all: is this an emergency?
A cat or dog that cannot pass urine at all: handling differs by species, and copying another species can be harmful — co…
#獸醫百科#急症#犬#貓#農場動物／馬
Donkey and Mule｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
Ten common diseases of the donkey and mule side by side in one table, with cause, signs, examination, treatment directio…
#獸醫百科#農場動物#驢與騾#常見疾病#高脂血症
Tortoises｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
Ten common diseases of tortoises (sulcata tortoises／Hermann’s tortoises／leopard tortoises／Indian star tortoises) side by…
#獸醫百科#爬蟲兩棲#陸龜#常見疾病#動物照護
Cattle｜10 Common Diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
Ten common diseases of cattle side by side in one table, with cause, signs, examination, treatment direction and prevent…
#獸醫百科#農場動物#牛#常見疾病#乳牛
Pigeons｜Husbandry and Care (disease column covered separately)
Pigeons: physiological indicators, housing, nutrition, behaviour and welfare, preventive medicine, emergency red flags a…
#獸醫百科#寵物鳥#鴿#飼養照護#動物照護
Pigeons｜10 common diseases (cause → signs → examination → treatment direction → prevention)
The 10 common diseases of pigeons side by side, with cause, signs, examination, treatment direction and prevention.
#獸醫百科#寵物鳥#鴿#常見疾病#動物照護