down beef cow

Question 1

what are the three categories that we think about for a down cow

Answer 1

neurologic/musculoskeletal, starvation, toxin

Question 2

down cow that wont eat

Answer 2

severe disease
septic
toxic
mineral deficiency

Question 3

down, staggering, tachy, tachypneic, hyperthermic, spring

Answer 3

grass tetany from lush pasture

Question 4

cow never stands post calving

Answer 4

calving paralysis

Question 5

how do we treat calving paralysis

Answer 5

prevent compartmentization syndrome

steroids and nsaid

Question 6

what stage of cow is most susceptible to starvation

Answer 6

late gestation of fresh

Question 7

tachy, cold, dull, paresis

Answer 7

milk fever

Question 8

what is the treatment for grass tetany, milk fever, and winter tetany

Answer 8

1-2 500ml bottles of CMPK, +- antiinflammatories

Question 9

what is the difference between grass tetany and winter tetany

Answer 9

grass tetany has low Mg, winter tetany has mild decrease in multiple minerals and together cause the cow to go down

Question 10

what is the signallment of hypocalcemia cow

Answer 10

1st 24 hours pp, old, dystocia, twins

Question 11

what are the three main causes of spinal nerve damage

Answer 11

trauma, abscess, disc disease. grave prognosis

Question 12

why do we care about hypocalcemia

Answer 12

can predispose to mastitis, metritis, decreased immune system, down cow predisp to compartment syndrome

Question 13

fresh calf with a swollen head and tongue out tells us what

Answer 13

dystocia, could have calving paralysis. give antiinflammatories