LEC 2 Flashcards
causing excess salivation
drooling
__ prevents swallowing
drooling
causes of drooling
Bacterial or viral lesions in mouth -Actinobacillosis
-Calf diphtheria
what stage of heat stress:
Elevated HR with flank involvement -Open mouth breathing with protruding
stage 5
what stage of heat stress:
Labored breathing
-Decreased HR
-Open mouth breathing with protruding tongue
-Head down
stage 6
what stage of heat stress:
Excess drooling or foaming
-Increased HR
-Animals stand & restless
stage 3
what stage of heat stress:
Animals may group together
-Slight drooling
-Elevated RR
stage 2
rare in cow
vomiting
causes of vomiting in cows
-Plant poisoning
-Abomasal ulcer
-Esophageal foreign body
-Acute bloat or esophageal dilatation
Common & important presenting syndrome
acute abdominal pain
causes of acute abdominal pain
acute gut obstruction
acute fermentative colitis
acute enteritis
calculi in ureter
photosensitization of teats
enumerate 7 F’s
Fat -Fetus -Feces -Food -Fluid -Flatus -FB
other concurrent signs of acute abdominal pain
hypothermia, sjhocked appearance, increase pulse rate
papple appearance is due to ___ indigestion
vagus
Organs of interest in Anterior thoracic or abdominal pain
lungs, mediastinum, heart, pleural cavity, rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, omentum
slightly depressed appetite and rumination -subnormal milk yield
-slight pain
acute or subacute?
subacute
Signs of Thoracic or Abdominal Pain:
arched back and protruding neck
disinclination to lie down
Test for testing pain in thoracic or abdominal area
withers scooch pinch test
what does withers scooch pinch test do?
Dorsiflexion of the back and grunts or kicks]
causes partial obstruction to the escape of gas from the rumen (motility & tone are normal)
bloat
types of bloat
frothy and scondary
usually due to excess consumption of succulents, high grain diet/ legumes or genetics
primary frothy bloat
usually due to FB obstruction, nerve pathway impairment and lesions to the reticulum wall
secondary free gas bloat
Due to:
-Unsuitable fibrous diet
-Insufficient water intake
constipation