Distensión cecal en novilla recién parida en la estación agraria Paysandú de la Universidad Nacional Sede Medellín.

Abstract

For the 27th of March 2020, a clinical case of a recently calved heifer, of the Jerhol F1 breed, 25 months old presenting symptoms such as: Intranquility (rapid displacement from one side to the other, is cast) is presented in the EAP. and gets up continuously), decreased appetite, low milk production, blows to the abdomen with the hind limbs. The animal undergoes the clinical examination in order to confirm how the physiological constants are found, resulting in: temperature: 40.2ºC, observing the presence of fever, bearing in mind that the following values are normal in cattle (37.5ºC - 39.5ºC) , Heart rate: 110 bpm tachycardia is evident since the following values are normal in cattle (65 bpm- 80 bpm), Respiratory rate:50 rpm manifesting tachypnea since the following values are normal in bovines (10 rmp-30 rpm) and pale mucosa. When performing the clinical examination, the increase in physiological constants is observed, which confirms the presence of the aforementioned symptoms, all this is done in order to seek an objective and accurate diagnosis. Subsequently, the semiological examination of the digestive system was carried out, observing the voided appetite, showing adipsia, a reflex of the belching and rumination absent, a percussion of the abdominal cavity in the fossa of the right flank, a tympanic sound is evident, upon auscultation in the same In the aforementioned part, crunches were heard and on rectal palpation, the small amount of feces accompanied by mucus in the rectal ampulla was observed. Without having a specific diagnosis, pharmacological treatment was started to obtain improvement of the animal with Dipyrone, Anhistan, Clanobutine sodium, Flunixin Meglumine, Crystal Oil and fluid therapy without obtaining the adequate response to pharmacological treatment and due to the advanced state of the disease. animal dies. The necropsy was then performed, finding that the cause of death was bloating of the cecum. The consequences that lead to cecum distension are the excess of highly fermentable foods that cause a decrease in pH, so that when food accumulates in the cecum, it ferments and produces volatile fatty acids, causing decreased motility, atony or cecal stasis. , motility causes agglomeration of liquid, food and gas causing the cecum to move.