Livestock Fluids Flashcards
maintenance for large animals
adult = 60 ml/kg/day
neonate = 80 ml/kg/day
shock dose in large animal
80-90 ml/kg
parameters for calf dehydration status
eyeball recession
skin tent
best way to get fluids in a cow
PO
oral gastric tubing
when to use IV hydration
> 8-10% dehydrated
GI obstruction
bloat
shock
presurgery
most common site for catheter
jugular vein
procedure of catheter placement
skin incision (must)
lidocaine
catheter placement in calf
auricular vein
if an animal is acidic, what should not be used
0.9% saline
what should be done first before going to tube a cow for water
give free access to water
assumption about metabolic system in >1 day duration scouring calg
metabolic acidosis w/ low bicarb
bloodwork of scouring calf expected
hyperkalemia
hypo Na and Cl
hypoglycemia
+/- hypothermia
assumptions of a GI adult cow
metabolic alkalosis with hypo Cl and K
assumption of adult cow in early lactation
hypo Ca
assumptions of a rumen acidosis
hyper k
supplement in adult for hypoglycemia PO
calcium proprionate
propylene glycol
supplement in adults for hypoglycemia IV
50% dextrose
max potassium
0.5 mEq/kg/hr
cows often with hypocalcemia
lactating dairy cow in early lactation
late gestation in SR with preg toxemia
if bolus calcium too fast…
bradycardia to death
used to calculate the bicarb requirement in a scouring calf
HCO3 or TCO2
used to estimate the bicarb requirement
demeanor score
process of treating scouring calf
address hydration first then acidosis
use to correct acidosis in scouring calf
isotonic bicarbonate solution
