Animal Welfare: Wrong Approaches and Mistreatment of some Affected and Diseased Animals: Cases Reports

Abstract

The objectives of this work were to draw attention to the different wrong ways performed by animals΄ owners to treat their animals unprofessionally and to their impacts on animals΄ health, performance, life and welfare. Some cases were brought to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital (TVH), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bahri, after being wrongly diagnosed and traditionally managed by their owners, they were documented and pictures for each case were taken. The improper attempts to treat diseased animals resulted in the prolongation of their bad conditions they are suffering from, continuous pain, restlessness, off food, loss of activity and function. The delay in delivering diseased and affected animals to veterinary hospitals or clinics, to receive the appropriate treatment in the right time, would turn simple cases to complicated ones. Misdiagnosis and mistreatment of such cases may result in organs amputations, loss of functions or death of dams or fetuses in cases of dystocias. Consequently animals΄ productive and reproductive performance are adversely affected or completely lost and all these may end up in tremendous economical losses. It is concluded that curing of animals, preventing them from wrong interventions and prolongation of pain are of animals΄ ethical and welfare requirements. All these represent part of the responsibilities of owners and veterinary professionals towards animals and the society. Animals΄ owners and labors should know the steps of the first aid procedures and the importance of the immediate presentation of animals to veterinary care units to secure them and preserve their wealth.