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+ | ''aka: Wire; Hardware Disease'' | ||
+ | ===Description=== | ||
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+ | *[[Traumatic Reticulitis|''Pathophysiology'']] | ||
− | + | *A common cause of severe abdominal pain in cattle. | |
− | + | *Rare in other animals. | |
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− | == | + | ===Diagnosis=== |
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− | == | + | ====History & Clinical Signs==== |
− | History | ||
− | + | *Common in dairy cattle | |
− | + | *Dull | |
− | + | *Depressed | |
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− | + | *Extension of the neck | |
− | + | *Arching of the back | |
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− | + | *Standing with elbows abducted | |
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+ | *Signs of right sided heart failure | ||
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+ | *Peripheral oedema | ||
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+ | ====Physical Exam==== | ||
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+ | *Grunt (pain response) when pressure is applied to the ventral abdomen | ||
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+ | *Increased temperature | ||
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+ | *Increased pulses | ||
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+ | *Decreased to absent rumenal activity | ||
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+ | *Dry mucus covered feces | ||
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+ | *Tachycardia | ||
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+ | ====Laboratory Findings==== | ||
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+ | Complete Cell Count: | ||
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+ | *Neutrophilia with a left shift | ||
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+ | *Increased fibrinogen | ||
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+ | *Increased serum total protein | ||
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+ | Fluid Analysis: Fluid used from pericardiocentesis can confirm traumatic pericarditis | ||
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+ | *Bacteria within [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] | ||
− | + | *A large number of degenerate [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] | |
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− | + | ====Treatment==== | |
− | + | *Confine animal | |
− | + | *Broad Spectrum Antibiotics | |
+ | *Administer fluids if the animal is dehydrated | ||
− | + | *Remove foreign object with a rumenotomy | |
− | + | *Due to economics most animals are culled | |
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− | + | *Prevention through good husbandry practices is the best treatment! |
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aka: Wire; Hardware Disease
Description
- A common cause of severe abdominal pain in cattle.
- Rare in other animals.
Diagnosis
History & Clinical Signs
- Common in dairy cattle
- Dull
- Depressed
- Extension of the neck
- Arching of the back
- Standing with elbows abducted
- Signs of right sided heart failure
- Peripheral oedema
Physical Exam
- Grunt (pain response) when pressure is applied to the ventral abdomen
- Increased temperature
- Increased pulses
- Decreased to absent rumenal activity
- Dry mucus covered feces
- Tachycardia
Laboratory Findings
Complete Cell Count:
- Neutrophilia with a left shift
- Increased fibrinogen
- Increased serum total protein
Fluid Analysis: Fluid used from pericardiocentesis can confirm traumatic pericarditis
- Bacteria within neutrophils
- A large number of degenerate neutrophils
Treatment
- Confine animal
- Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
- Administer fluids if the animal is dehydrated
- Remove foreign object with a rumenotomy
- Due to economics most animals are culled
- Prevention through good husbandry practices is the best treatment!