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Wet-tail is a disease in the animal's intestines caused by the bacteria, Lawsonia intracellularis. [2] Wet-tail is a stress related illness—such stress can be caused by a variety of factors, including too much handling, change in environment/diet, extremely unclean caging, separation from mother/siblings before they were ready to be weaned, and improper caging.
It is difficult to develop an animal model that perfectly reproduces the symptoms of depression in patients. It is generic that 3 standards may be used to evaluate the reliability of an animal version of depression: the phenomenological or morphological appearances (face validity), a comparable etiology (assemble validity), and healing similarities (predictive validity).
Wild animals can experience injury from a variety of causes such as predation; intraspecific competition; accidents, which can cause fractures, crushing injuries, eye injuries and wing tears; self-amputation; molting, a common source of injury for arthropods; extreme weather conditions, such as storms, extreme heat or cold weather; and natural disasters.
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The death of mourning animals is likely to be caused by depression leading to starvation or drowning, instead of the intent of suicide. Aristotle described an unverified story involving one of the King of Scythia's horses dying by suicide after having been made to unwittingly impregnate its mother in his History of Animals .
PETA warns that if the cage is too small, your pet can develop “cage rage,” a condition caused by stress that can lead to various behavioral issues, including biting, excessive urinating, and ...
The cause of depression is believed to be due to a combined effect of genetic and environmental factors. [11] Other medical conditions, for example hypothyroidism, may cause people to experience similar symptoms as a major depressive episode. [20]
Concerned residents near a NoDa neighborhood noticed that a nearly 100-year-old tree had been taken down last week.. Although it might have been believed to be a result of nearby development at ...