Diseases of Neonates

Puppies fail to thrive and ultimately die soon after birth. There is neonatal death up to 2 weeks of age, commonly between days 3rd to 5th after birth.

Colostral immunity failure or Passive immunity failure in neonates is the failure of immune system (IgG, IgM and IgA) in young ones.

Neonatal infections in animals is common cause of mortality in neonates especially by bacterial and viral infection. Neonatal death mostly caused by enteric and respiratory infection.

New born hypothermia mostly noticed in lambs and piglets. Hypothermia and Hypoglycemia are the common cause for the neonatal mortality and these two are closely interrelated.

Neonatal hypoxia in animals is the type of brain damage due to lack of oxygen to the brain before or shortly after birth.

Diseases of Neonates in Animals are Hypothermia, Hypoglycemia, Starvation, Septicemia, etc.