24 + 25: Abdominal surgery

Question 1

What age should you disbud by?

Answer 1

2 weeks

Question 2

Which months should you avoid dehorning in?

Answer 2

Fly season May-Sept

Question 3

Which blocks should you do for disbudding?

Answer 3

Cornual, with or without ring block

Question 4

Is it legal requirement for anaesthetic for disbudding?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

What can you use instead of a disbudding iron if the calf is below 1 week?

Answer 5

Caustic paste

Question 6

How must calves be housed if using caustic paste?

Answer 6

Single pens

Question 7

What should you use to control bleeding when dehorning adults?

Answer 7

Hot iron

Question 8

How should you avoid feeding following dehorning?

Answer 8

From elevated hay racks

Question 9

How young should you castrate?

Answer 9

As young as possible

Question 10

Above what age must calves have anaesthesia for castration?

Answer 10

8 weeks

Question 11

Above what age must vet castrate calves?

Answer 11

8 weeks

Question 12

Below what age can you use a ring to castrate?

Answer 12

1 week

Question 13

How long after should you check a Burdizzo has worked?

Answer 13

1 month - should have shriveleld

Question 14

Up to what age can you use twist and pull method to castrate?

Answer 14

4 months

Question 15

Up to what age can you use emasculators method to castrate?

Answer 15

3-9 months

Question 16

Above what age should you use ligatures to castrate?

Answer 16

9 months

Question 17

What is tarsorraphy?

Answer 17

Suturing eyelids to allow healing

Question 18

After how long should you remove a tarsorraphy?

Answer 18

10-14 days

Question 19

How fast must a teat laceration be cleaned, sutured and bandaged?

Answer 19

6 hours

Question 20

How long do you have to wait after a vasectomy before using as a teaser?

Answer 20

6 weeks or 6 ejaculations

Question 21

What is an alternative surgery to a vasectomy?

Answer 21

Epididymectomy

Question 22

What antibiotics do you use for a casesarean?

Answer 22

Before, then a 3-5 day course

Question 23

How soon after caesar is peritonitis apparent?

Answer 23

72 horus

Question 24

What is the location for a flank approach?

Answer 24

Hands width behind last rib, 10cm below transverse process

Question 25

What is the location for a parasternal approach?

Answer 25

To side of midline, hands width behind xiphisternum

Question 26

What happens if you make your rumen fistula too low?

Answer 26

Leak contents

Question 27

How much rectum can be missing before you recommend euthanasia?

Answer 27

3cm