Grass Tetany

Question 1

What is grass tetany?

Answer 1

Hypomagnesemia- plasma < 1.5 mg/dL

Question 2

2 causes of grass tetany

Answer 2

1) Cattle grazed on lush grass pastures or green cereal crops
2) Lactating cattle (lose Mg)

Question 3

What could be the cause of a cow head tossing, bellowing, and running blindly?

Answer 3

Grass tetany

Question 4

Grass tetany CS

Answer 4

Hyperexcitability, muscle spasms, convulsions, resp. distress, death