Walkthrough Zoo Vet: Endangered animals

Because I had my masters in Biotechnologie it was easy for me

If you got stuck I hope this will help
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Beginner

Patient 1: Crocodile
Name: Yusmary
Symptoms: Lethargic, not moving

Questions:
1. How is her appetite?
2. Has she been coming into the barn at night?
3. Has she been active?

Collect blood from tail.
Use gauge on chest to use stethoscope
IV fluids from tail
IV meds: antibiotics

Diagnosis: Pneumonia

Beginner

Patient 2: Baby Elephant

Name: Harrison
Symptoms: Not eating, inactive

Questions:
1. Has he been eating normally the past few days?
2. How was he yesterday?
3. When did his diarrhea start?

Use ultrasound on the abdomen
IV meds: Anti-inflammatory
IV meds: antibiotics
IV fluids from back leg

Diagnosis: Colic

Beginner

Patient 3: Gorilla

Name: Urumuli
Symptoms: Breathing heavily after exercise

Questions:
1. What happens after he exercises?
2. Has there been any changes in his sleeping patterns?
3. How is his appetite?

Take the blood pressure from the right arm
EKG his chest
Oral meds: Anti-hypertension medication
Meds for his food: Anti-hypertension medication

Diagnosis: Hypertension

Beginner

Patient 4: Grizzly Bear
Name: Teddy
Symptoms: Cut on left hind leg

Questions:
1. Do you know how it happened?
2. When did this happen?
3. Was there any bleeding?

Shave the hind legs
Listen to his chest
Gauze on the bleeding vessels
IV fluids front leg
Clean the wound with saline
Ligature around the blood vessels
Close the wound
IV meds: Anti-inflammatory

Diagnosis: Infected laceration

Beginner

Patient 5: Giant panda

Name: Xi Hua
Symptoms: Hair loss

Questions:
1. What is the problem you are seeing with the female giant panda?
2. Have there been any changes recently in how she is being kept?
3. Does the male giant panda appear to be having any problems?

Biopsy the hairless area around the eyes
Oral med: Anti-parasite medication

Diagnosis: Demodectic mange

Beginner

Patient 6: Baby Chimp

Name: Janie Mae
Symptoms: Not walking, swollen joints

Questions
1. Has she started to crawl around on her own yet?
2. Is she eating on her own yet?
3. Is she the only animal in the group with this problem?

X-ray legs
Blood syringe on her hind leg
Vitamin D with medical syringe
Oral med: Vitamin D

Diagnosis: Rickets

Veterinary Apprentice

Patient 1: Elephant

Name: Ellie
Symptoms: Swelling on left cheek

Questions:
1. Has she been behaving normally the past few days?
2. Have you seen her rubbing at her face?
3. Have you seen any liquid draining from the swollen area?

Thermometer in the dung
Test syringe on rear leg
Bacterial swap on the swollen area
Sponge the swollen area
Warm compress on the swollen area
Topical med on the swollen area

Diagnosis: Blocked temporal gland

Veterinary Apprentice

Patient 2: Zebra

Name: Loni
Symptoms: Limping

Questions:
1. How has she been acting lately?
2. What can you tell me about her lameness?
3. Are you seeing any problems with any of the other zebras in the herd?

Thermometer on the rear
Medicine syringe on the back
Oral meds: Anti-inflammatory

Diagnosis: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

Veterinary Apprentice

Patient3: Eagle

Name: Margaret
Symptoms: Not eating

Questions:
1. How has she been acting lately?
2. Has she had any problems in the past?
3. What is her diet?

Thermometer in the rear
Blood test on the leg
X-ray anterior
Palpation glove: Tongue
Bacterial swab on tongue
Oral meds: antibiotics
Scalpel to remove necrotic tissue

Diagnosis: Oral trichomoniasis

Veterinary Apprentice

Patient 4: Komodo dragon

Name: Terletak
Symptoms: Crouches often, reluctant to walk

Questions:
1. When did the patient start to behave differently?
2. Does she go outside?
3. What are you feeding her?

X-ray posterior
Blood test on tail
Stool test on rear
Glove on lower jar
IV meds: Calcium supplement
Oral meds: Calcium supplement
IV fluids on tail

Diagnosis: Calcium deficiency

Veterinary Apprentice

Patient 5: Galapagos tortoise

Name: Fitzroy
Symptoms: Loose stools

Questions:
1. When did you fist notice the problem?
2. How are the other Galapagos Tortoises doing?
3. Has there been any change in their diet?

Scale the tortoise
Blood test on fore leg
Fecal test on rear
IV fluids on front leg
X-ray the posterior
Urine test on abdomen
Ophthalmoscope on eyes
Oral meds: Deworming

Diagnosis: Worms

Veterinary Apprentice

Patient 6: Sumatran tiger

Name: Maja
Symptoms: Limping

Questions:
1. When did you notice her limping?
2. Have you seen her jumping or playing rough recently?
3. How is her appetite?

X-ray left rear leg
Nail trimmers to shorten ingrown nail
Tissue forceps to take out the nail
Antiseptic wipe
Topical medication: antibiotics
Medial syringe: Antibiotics
Medical syringe: pain medication

Diagnosis: Ingrown claw

Veterinary Intern

Patient 1: Gorilla

Name: Agaseke
Symptoms: Difficulty chewing

Questions:
1. What seems to be the trouble?
2. Does he otherwise seem OK?
3. Does it happen with all kinds of feed?

Dental speculum for mouth
X-ray head
Cut the gums at the base of the tooth with scalpel
Extractor to remove the tooth
Suture the gums incision
Medical syringe: Anti-inflammatory

Diagnosis: Abscessed tooth

Veterinary Intern

Patient 2: Lion

Name: Hatem
Symptoms: Vomiting, diarrhea, not eating

Questions:
1. Has he been vomiting or had diarrhea?
2. How is his appetite?
3. Has he been active and alert?

Thermometer on rear: high temperature
X-ray abdomen
Ultrasound on abdomen
Blood test on rear legs
IV fluids on front legs
IV meds: antibiotics
Medical syringe: anti-nausea medication

Diagnosis: Pancreatitis

Veterinary Intern

Patient 3: Zebra

Name: Hildebrandt
Symptoms: Trouble eating

Questions:
1. Is this the only zebra dropping food?
2. Does she drop hay or grain or both?
3. Can she drink water normally?

Scale the zebra
Blood test back legs
Stool test on rear
Dental speculum on mouth
Dental float
Medication syringe: pain medication

Diagnosis: Dental hooks

Veterinary Intern

Patient 4: Polar bear

Name: Opa
Symptoms: Lame lag

Questions:
1. When did the patient start to limp?
2. Is he interacting with the other bears?
3. How has his appetite been?

X-ray front right foot
Blood test rear leg
Clotting test on front leg
Hair clippers on the shave area
Antiseptic wipe on surgical area
Tissue forceps on broken bone
Biopsy tool on the broken bone
Suture the incision
Oral meds: pain relief

Diagnosis: Carpal fracture

Veterinary Intern

Patient 5: Sea otter

Name: Irene
Symptoms: Unknown wounds on tail

Questions:
1. How is her appetite?
2. Does she seem itchy on other parts of her body?
3. When did you fist notice this wound?

Antiseptic wipes on wound
Topical medication: antibiotics
IV meds: antibiotics
Medical syringe: Anti-inflammatory

Diagnosis: Tail wound

Veterinary Intern

Patient 6: Panda

Name: Mei mei
Symptoms: Diarrhea

Questions:
1. Have you notice any decrease in her appetite?
2. Is there blood or mucous in the stool?
3. Is this the only panda with diarrhea?

Blood test on hind leg
Stool test on rear
Bacterial swab on rear
Oral medication: antibiotics
Medical syringe: antibiotics
IV fluids on front leg

Diagnosis: Diarrhea

Junior Veterinarian

Patient 1: Crocodile

Name: Esteban
Symptoms: Bloody diarrhea; not eating

Questions:
1. When was the last time he ate?
2. Has he been moving around?
3. Has he had normal bowel movements?

Blood test on rear leg
X-ray anterior
X-ray posterior
Antiseptic wipe on abdomen
Scalpel on abdomen
Forceps to remove metallic objects
Sutures on incision
Medical syringe on tail: zinc chelator
IV meds: blood transfusion

Diagnosis: Zinc poisoning