Salvage procedures in large animals

Question 1

What salvage procedures exsist in farm?

Answer 1

Clay removal
Perimortem caesarean
Tibial Neurectomy
Teat removal
Emergency slaughter
Ovary removal
Semen harvesting

Question 2

What is a spastic paresis and tibial neurectomy?

Answer 2

• Progressive hindlimb condition of unknown origin leading to contraction of gastrocnemius muscle and associated tendons. It will be possible to manually flex the hock without pain.
• If seen in older cattle, likely involve spinal lesions
• Can treat with a tenotomy, but neurectomy preferred

Question 3

What is a clay amputation?

Answer 3

removal of a digit either through P2 or at the junction of P2 and P1 (then also need to remove the synovial surface)

Question 4

What is the key aspect of a shotgun caesarean?

Answer 4

• Stand away from legs.
• Wait after shooting for 30 seconds. for legs to stop flailing and for steroid to be released into calf blood stream (this will prepare the calfs lungs)