That’s the classic story of, you know, I think shock is the thing that you say when you have, can’t find another more obvious cause, I think shock is an overused term. I don’t think I’ve ever felt comfortable by saying that animal died of shock. Now an animal that have died of heat prostration, when some people would say, that’s shock or overexertion, but I think shock, per se, is too much of a catchall term, to people haven’t looked farther, or you know, try to find out the answer. I’m not saying that they can’t, you know, that it can’t occur, but I think it’s an overused term to explain deaths that should be looked into further.
