VMD 511: Animal Welfare, Ethics and Jurisprudence (2+0)

ANEMIA

• Anaemia – due to sudden and excessive haemorrhage from wounds of the large blood vessels, (or) Internal organ such as lungs, spleen (or) from bursting of an aneurysm or a varicose vein.
• Shock resulting from
  • Sudden fright
  • Sudden blows on the heart or on the epigastrium
  • Drinking large quantity of cold water → when in a heated condition extensive injuries to the spine or other parts of the body
  • Sudden evacuation of the natural or pathological fluids from the body
  • Sudden pressure
  • Severe exposure to cold
• Asthenia due to deficient power of the heart muscle as in fatty degeneration of the heart or aorta regurgitation or poisoning.
• Exhausting diseases
  • Symptoms
    • Mucous membrane - Pallor
    • Eye – Dilated pupils, Dimness of vision
    • Restlessness
    • Air hunger Gasping respiration
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Marked fall in Blood pressure due to reflex vasodilation