24 + 25: Abdominal surgery Flashcards
What age should you disbud by?
2 weeks
Which months should you avoid dehorning in?
Fly season May-Sept
Which blocks should you do for disbudding?
Cornual, with or without ring block
Is it legal requirement for anaesthetic for disbudding?
Yes
What can you use instead of a disbudding iron if the calf is below 1 week?
Caustic paste
How must calves be housed if using caustic paste?
Single pens
What should you use to control bleeding when dehorning adults?
Hot iron
How should you avoid feeding following dehorning?
From elevated hay racks
How young should you castrate?
As young as possible
Above what age must calves have anaesthesia for castration?
8 weeks
Above what age must vet castrate calves?
8 weeks
Below what age can you use a ring to castrate?
1 week
How long after should you check a Burdizzo has worked?
1 month - should have shriveleld
Up to what age can you use twist and pull method to castrate?
4 months
Up to what age can you use emasculators method to castrate?
3-9 months
Above what age should you use ligatures to castrate?
9 months
What is tarsorraphy?
Suturing eyelids to allow healing
After how long should you remove a tarsorraphy?
10-14 days
How fast must a teat laceration be cleaned, sutured and bandaged?
6 hours
How long do you have to wait after a vasectomy before using as a teaser?
6 weeks or 6 ejaculations
What is an alternative surgery to a vasectomy?
Epididymectomy
What antibiotics do you use for a casesarean?
Before, then a 3-5 day course
How soon after caesar is peritonitis apparent?
72 horus
What is the location for a flank approach?
Hands width behind last rib, 10cm below transverse process
What is the location for a parasternal approach?
To side of midline, hands width behind xiphisternum
What happens if you make your rumen fistula too low?
Leak contents
How much rectum can be missing before you recommend euthanasia?
3cm
