Lecture 2 Flashcards
Identify the disease with the given presenting/clinical sign
the left and right quadrants of the animal are very rounded (apple-like)
Peritoneal distension
upper left portion of the animal is distended
Ruminal distension
displacement of the abomasal (true stomach)
abomasal distension
Vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) is affected at the level of the esophageal region
Ruminal distension
torsion of cecum and colon
Intestinal distension
Erroneous pregnancy problem → accumulation of fluids
Uterine distension
arched back and protruding neck
Anterior thoracic or abdominal pain
band white streak in esophagus “bloat line” near the junction of rumen and reticulum
Chronic bloat
a type of bloat that is usually due to excess consumption of succulents, high grain diet/ legumes or genetics
Primary (frothy)
a type of bloat that is usually due to foreign body obstruction
Secondary (free gas)
Ascites is commonly seen,
ventral edema,
photosensitization,
Dyspnea with pulmonary thrombosis,
Massive nasal hemorrhage,
Jaundice (vulva)
Liver damage
Mixture of blood, watery diarrhea that is very fetid
Salmonellosis (causing acute diarrhea)
malignant catarrhal fever
viral disease (causing acute diarrhea)
Yellow, pasty consistency (can also be seen in calves their age as they consume milk),
Febrile
Rotavirus infection (causing acute diarrhea)
Wet, mucoid-like diarrhea with no form and comes in large volumes
Coronavirus infection (causing acute diarrhea)