Animal Health Evaluation
The Five Senses
• A physical evaluation involves the use of five
senses.
Hearing
Sight
Touch
Smell
Taste (not all the time)
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Some Symptoms of a Sick Animal
1. Lack of appetite.
2. Fever.
3. Diarrhea.
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Symptoms of Sick Animals, cont’d.
4. Increased breathing rate
5. Lameness
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Symptoms of Sick Animals, cont’d.
6. The animal looks tired
and moves slowly.
7. The animal does not
look normal.
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Ways to Keep Animals Healthy
1. Do not crowd
animals together
2. Provide enough exercise
for the animals
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Ways to Keep Animals Healthy, cont’d.
3. Make sure that the
feed and water are
clean.
4. Keep the animal
pens clean.
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Ways to Keep Animals Healthy, cont’d.
5. Provide the animals
with shade and shelter.
6. Separate all sick animals
from healthy ones.
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Things to do When an Animal is Sick
1. Separate the sick animals
from the healthy ones.
2. Keep the sick animal
warm and dry.
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Things to do When an Animal is
Sick, cont’d.
3. Provide the sick animal
with clean, fresh water.
4. Take the temperature
of the sick animal.
5. Call your veterinarian.
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