toxic plants- bovine

Question 1

what is the clinical sign of cherry toxicity

Answer 1

bright cherry red venous blood

dead and seizuring

Question 2

how do thye die from wild cherry toxicity

Answer 2

irreversibly bound oxygen

Question 3

what is the treatment for wild cherry toxicity

Answer 3

Na Thiosulfate/ Na nitrate
100-250ml iv

Question 4

japanese Yew tox signs

Answer 4

death. cardiotoxic

Question 5

stiff stilted gait, goose stepping, hyperesthesia

Answer 5

buckeyes

Question 6

what is our worry about in buckeye toxicity

Answer 6

because they get still gait and down they will bloat becuase they need to eruptate

Question 7

cow is down from buckeye toxicity. what do you do

Answer 7

you can give them ace/xyla +- mineral oil to let them sleep it off

Question 8

adr hemorrhagic diarrhea ruminal fluid distension

Answer 8

acorn toxicity

Question 9

how can we diagnose acorn tox

Answer 9

azo stick. it causes tubular necrosis so the BUN will be insanely high.

Question 10

organ affected in acorn toxicity

Answer 10

kidney- renal tubular necrosis

Question 11

what are the two syndromes of fescue toxicity

Answer 11

stocker/calves – decreased weight gain

Early embryonic death in summer bred cows- looks like open cows

Question 12

only thing that causes projectile vomiting in goats

Answer 12

rhododendron

Question 13

treatment for rhododendron tox

Answer 13

supportive care

Question 14

seizuring cow, stumbling. what do you check

Answer 14

blood color- red venous is cherry
muddy brown is nitrate toxicity

Question 15

what causes nitrate tox

Answer 15

plants under severe drought

Question 16

treatment for nitrate tox

Answer 16

1% methyl blue of 1cc/5lbs of vit C in a pinch

Question 17

clinical signs of nitrate tox

Answer 17

down, anoxia, neuro