FASH3: Neonatal Lamb Disease Flashcards
What are the neonatal diseases?
- Watery mouth
- Lamb dysentery
- Enteritis
- Joint Ill
- Navel Ill
- Meningitis
- Spinal abscessation
- Selenium/VitE deficiencies
How old are lambs with watery mouth?
1-3 days
What bacteria causes watery mouth?
E. coli
How do you treat watery mouth?
Flunxin or mloxicam
Oral electrolyte
IV fluids
Soapy enemas
Systemic antibiotics
How do you prevent watery mouth?
Clean lambing environment
Adequate colostrum intake
What causes lamb dysentery?
Clostridium perfringens
How do you treat lamb dysentery?
None.
What is the cause of neonatal enteritis?
Rotavirus
Coronavirus
E. coli
Salmonellosis
Lamb Dysentery
Crytpo.
How do you treat E. coli?
Oral aminoglycosides
Isolation of sick lambs
What are the diseases that lead to bacteraemia?
Joint ill
Navel ill
Meningitis
Endocarditis
What bacteria are associated with bacteraemias?
E. coli
M. haemolytica
P. multocida
T. pyogenes
Staph
Strep
What does joint ill look like?
Pain, heat, and swelling of several joint
Pus in joints
Thickened synovial membranes
Erosion of the articular surfaces
How do you treat Joint ill?
NSAIDs and systemic antibiotics
seldom successful
What does navel ill?
Hunched stance
Moist, swollen navel with purulent material
Pain on palpation
How do you treat Navel ill?
Systemic antibiotics
Anti-inflammatories
How do you prevent Navel ill?
Dipping of navels in strong iodine
Good hygiene
Good colostrum
What is the cause of hepatic necrobaillosis?
Fusobacterium necrophorum
What does hepatic necrobacillosis look like?
White spots and abscesses on the liver
Can spread to lungs and joints
What does meningitis look like?
Congestion of sclera
Opistotonus
Lack of suckle reflec
How do you prevent white muscle disease?
VitE and Selenium
How do you treat white muscle disease?
SubQ injections of Selenium and VitE
Take care to avoid selenium toxicity
What does nephrosis look like?
Lambs are depressed, won’t suck but appear thirsty and may stand over water sources
How do you diagnose nephrosis?
Blood urea and creatinine are high
PM: kidneys are pale and swollen
How do you treat nephrosis?
Euthanize
