Difference between revisions of "Cattle Medicine Q&A 10"
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The heifer should now be haltered and let out into a calving box. Steady traction of two people (veterinary surgeon and the farmer) pulling on the calving | The heifer should now be haltered and let out into a calving box. Steady traction of two people (veterinary surgeon and the farmer) pulling on the calving | ||
ropes applied to both legs will generally result in the heifer assuming lateral recumbency which aids delivery of the calf. | ropes applied to both legs will generally result in the heifer assuming lateral recumbency which aids delivery of the calf. | ||
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|q2=What treatment(s) should be administered to the heifer? | |q2=What treatment(s) should be administered to the heifer? | ||
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Treatment should include an NSAID which should be given before commencing delivery of the calf; however, the considerable vulval oedema present could also be treated with a single injection of dexamethasone.<br><br> | Treatment should include an NSAID which should be given before commencing delivery of the calf; however, the considerable vulval oedema present could also be treated with a single injection of dexamethasone.<br><br> | ||
Antibiotics should be administered for 3 consecutive days because placental retention is likely after dystocia, and there is an increased risk of metritis. | Antibiotics should be administered for 3 consecutive days because placental retention is likely after dystocia, and there is an increased risk of metritis. | ||
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|q3=How should the calf be managed? | |q3=How should the calf be managed? | ||
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You attend a beef heifer to assist delivery of a calf in anterior presentation with unilateral (right) shoulder flexion (leg back). The calf is still alive despite the farmer applying considerable traction to the left leg using a calving jack.
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| How would you correct this malposture? | Correction of this malposture is best achieved with the cow standing in cattle stocks. Forceful straining during correction is prevented by injection of 5mL of 2% lidocaine into the extradural space at the sacrococcygeal site. |
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| What treatment(s) should be administered to the heifer? | Treatment should include an NSAID which should be given before commencing delivery of the calf; however, the considerable vulval oedema present could also be treated with a single injection of dexamethasone. |
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| How should the calf be managed? | The umbilicus is immediately fully immersed in strong veterinary iodine, repeated 2 and 4 hrs later. |
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