injuries and dz part 2

Question 1

During surgery Cows and Mares need laxative diet without roughage for 3 days prior followed by overnight starvation

Answer 1

Cows: no diet prep

Question 2

cause: - Oversized fetus becomes impacted in a state of hiplock

Answer 2

Paralysis of the gluteal or obturator nerve

Question 3

• Sign: dam is found to have difficulty in rising and when she walks with ‘weakness of the hindlimbs’

Answer 3

gluteal paralysis

Question 4

gluteal paralysis eventually leads to __

Answer 4

atrophy of gluteal muscles

Question 5

obturator paralysis is more frequent in

Answer 5

cows than mares

Question 6

supplies the adductor muscles of the thigh; thus when both nerves are damaged the legs will be splayed and the cow is unable to rise

Answer 6

obturator n.

Question 7

More frequent cause: faulty obstet technique but may also occur spontaneously

Answer 7

RUPTURE OF THE UTERUS OR VAGINA

Question 8

all of the ff are - immediate causes of uterine rupture except:
o Insufficient uterine space for the extension of a limb or head,
o inordinate traction on a wrongly disposed or oversized fetus
o excessively vigorous retropulsion
o mummified fetus among the abdominal viscera

Answer 8

last

Question 9

• may follow a rupture in the floor of the vagina or eversion through the dilated uretha

Answer 9

PROLAPSE OF THE BLADDER

Question 10

prevents microturition

Answer 10

urethral kink

Question 11

eversion of the bladder is more common in

Answer 11

mare than cows

Question 12

eversion of bladder occurs in what stage

Answer 12

2nd

Question 13

everted bladder is pear-shaped and attached to the pelvic floor

Answer 13

vaginal floor

Question 14

• sequel to a rupture of the vagina, often a small one

Answer 14

PROLAPSE OF PERIVAGINAL FAT

Question 15

• common accompaniment of powerful expulsive effort

Answer 15

PROLAPSE OF THE RECTUM

Question 16

T.F prolapse of rectum may prove fatal because stretching or tearing of the colic mesentery can result in infarction of the terminal colon

Answer 16

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Question 17

• troublesome complication of puerperal metritis

Answer 17

puerperal laminitis

Question 18

o sequel to retention of placenta
o 2-4 days after foaling
in mares

Answer 18

puerperal laminitis

Question 19

is the chief cause of recumbency in parturient and puerperal cows

Answer 19

hypocalcemia

Question 20

usually follows dystocia and is often accompanied by retention of the afterbirth

Answer 20

puerperal metritis

Question 21

sign of true hypocalcemia

Answer 21

lack of letdown stimulus

Question 22

t.f - Agalactia in sows is not a specific syndrome but a symptom

Answer 22

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Question 23

Locomotor lesions that may occur during labour and cause recumbency include
o dislocations of the hip and of the sacroiliac joints,
o fracture of the pelvis, femur or vertebral column,
o rupture of the gastrocnemius muscle
o paralysis of the obturator or gluteal nerve

Answer 23

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Question 24

regional absence of peripheral sensation including paraplegia assoc with vertebral fracture

Answer 24

nerve paralysis

Question 25

• the affected animal is usually bright, its appetite is good and, when undisturbed, its temperature and pulse are unaffected

Answer 25

nerve paralysis

Question 26

• if a cow is still unable to rise after being recumbent for a week, the prognosis is __.

Answer 26

grave

Question 27

• The best contribution that can be made to a recovery is

Answer 27

the provision of first-class nursing

Question 28

• Sequel to uterine manipulation for dystocia

Answer 28

puerperal tetanus

Question 29

• All equine obstetric interference should be accompanied by prophylactic injections of ___

Answer 29

tetanus antitoxin

Question 30

is a common complication of the third stage of labour in the cow and the ewe.

Answer 30

• Prolapse of the uterus

Question 31

prolapse of uterus is rare in

Answer 31

mare and bitch

Question 32

uterus prolapse in ruminants is generally an incomplete inversion of the gravid cornua

Answer 32

complete

Question 33

uterus prolapse in _ and _ is generally an partial inversion of gravid cornua

Answer 33

sows and bitch