Ovine and Caprine Clinical Procedures Flashcards
What is FAMACHA?
Faffa Malan’s chart used to evaluate level of anemia
What causes anemia in sheep and goats?
Haemonchas contortus
Baber pole worm
What is the most common vein to get blood from a sheep or goat?
Jugular vein
What other veins can be used in sheep and goats?
The cephalic vein on the foreleg
The femoral vein on the hindleg
What is important to consider when performing an abdominocentesis in a sheep or goat?
Do not hit the rumen
What three anatomical reasons make it difficult to place a urinary catheter in a male sheep or goat?
The Sigmoid flexure
diphmoid reticulum
urethral process
What are the different methods used to give oral medications to small ruminants?
Balling gun
Dosing syringe
Orogastric intubation
When giving an intramuscular injection in a sheep or goat, what is the maximum amount that can be given per site?
5 mL
What muscle group should be avoided for injections because they are too thin?
The gluteals
What is the most common muscle group used for intramuscular injections in a sheep or goat?
Lateral cervical muscles and the semimembranosis
What muscle group is avoided for intramuscular injections in show goats and why?
The lateral cervical muscles and the semimembranosis due to possible abscess
What group of muscles are avoided for intramuscular injection in sheep and goats because injections will devalue the hide due to scarring and other blemishes?
Longissimus muscles
What are the locations where subcutaneous injections can be given in small ruminants?
Axilla
Flank fold
What are common supplies used to infuse intramammary medications in small ruminants?
Small 1/8” infusion tip
Sterile tomcat catheters
What equipment is usually needed when trimming small ruminants’ hooves?
Hoof knives
Trimming shears
