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| − | 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< | + | 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<ref>The 2% lidocaine is not licensed in farm animals any more in the UK. It should be 2% procaine solution</ref> into the extradural space at the sacrococcygeal site. <br><br> |
After 5 minutes the calf’s head and left foreleg are well lubricated and slowly repelled until the calf’s poll is level with the pelvic inlet. By first grasping the calf’s right forearm then the mid-metacarpal region, the elbow and carpal joints are fully flexed which brings the calf’s right foot towards the pelvic inlet. <br><br> | After 5 minutes the calf’s head and left foreleg are well lubricated and slowly repelled until the calf’s poll is level with the pelvic inlet. By first grasping the calf’s right forearm then the mid-metacarpal region, the elbow and carpal joints are fully flexed which brings the calf’s right foot towards the pelvic inlet. <br><br> | ||
With the fetlock joint fully flexed, and the foot cupped in one’s hand to protect the uterus, the foot is drawn forward into the pelvic canal extending the fetlock joint. <br><br> | With the fetlock joint fully flexed, and the foot cupped in one’s hand to protect the uterus, the foot is drawn forward into the pelvic canal extending the fetlock joint. <br><br> | ||
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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[1] 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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