Sx of Head, Respiratory, and Upper GI Flashcards
What are the possible etiologies of cleft palate?
- congenital or acquired
- poison Hemlock and Nicotiana species
- reduced fetal movement
- iatrogenic via oropharyngeal medications
Calves regurgitating milk from their nose while suckling indicates what?
cleft palate
Describe the repair of a nose ring dehiscence
- debride area
- bilateral blocks at infraorbital foramina
- figure of 8 suture pattern
- preplace mattress sutures
What organism is responsible for Lumpy Jaw?
Actinomyces bovis
What is the treatment for Lumpy Jaw?
- surgical resection of bone masses
- place drain in sinuses
- PPG, tetracyclines, iodides
What anesthesia/analgesia is used for dehorning procedures?
- 2% lidocaine
- Flunixin meglumine
- Meloxicam (post-op)
What are the methods used for dehorning?
- chemical
- thermal
- cutting
- genetic
- cosmetic
Which dehorning procedures are used for younger calves with no sinus openings?
chemical or thermal
What is the anesthesia for goat dehorning?
- at cornual branch
- infratrochlear (SQ over orbit)
- lacrimal (1/2 between eye and horn)
What is the most common complication of dehorning?
hemorrhage
Which organism is usually responsible for sinusitis after dehorning?
Trueperella pyogenes
What organisms causes sinusitis, unrelated to dehorning?
Pasteurella multocida
Bloat, salivation, coughing/retching, extended head/neck, and protruding tongue are all clinical signs of what?
esophageal choke
What are the complications associated with esophageal choke?
- unable to eructate > bloat
- loss of saliva > metabolic acidosis
- aspiration pneumonia
What are the layers of the esophagus?
- adventitial layer
- muscular layer
- submucosa
- mucosa
