Livestock Fluids

Question 1

maintenance for large animals

Answer 1

adult = 60 ml/kg/day
neonate = 80 ml/kg/day

Question 2

shock dose in large animal

Answer 2

80-90 ml/kg

Question 3

parameters for calf dehydration status

Answer 3

eyeball recession
skin tent

Question 4

best way to get fluids in a cow

Answer 4

PO
oral gastric tubing

Question 5

when to use IV hydration

Answer 5

> 8-10% dehydrated
GI obstruction
bloat
shock
presurgery

Question 6

most common site for catheter

Answer 6

jugular vein

Question 7

procedure of catheter placement

Answer 7

skin incision (must)
lidocaine

Question 8

catheter placement in calf

Answer 8

auricular vein

Question 9

if an animal is acidic, what should not be used

Answer 9

0.9% saline

Question 10

what should be done first before going to tube a cow for water

Answer 10

give free access to water

Question 11

assumption about metabolic system in >1 day duration scouring calg

Answer 11

metabolic acidosis w/ low bicarb

Question 12

bloodwork of scouring calf expected

Answer 12

hyperkalemia
hypo Na and Cl
hypoglycemia
+/- hypothermia

Question 13

assumptions of a GI adult cow

Answer 13

metabolic alkalosis with hypo Cl and K

Question 14

assumption of adult cow in early lactation

Answer 14

hypo Ca

Question 15

assumptions of a rumen acidosis

Answer 15

hyper k

Question 16

supplement in adult for hypoglycemia PO

Answer 16

calcium proprionate
propylene glycol

Question 17

supplement in adults for hypoglycemia IV

Answer 17

50% dextrose

Question 18

max potassium

Answer 18

0.5 mEq/kg/hr

Question 19

cows often with hypocalcemia

Answer 19

lactating dairy cow in early lactation
late gestation in SR with preg toxemia

Question 20

if bolus calcium too fast…

Answer 20

bradycardia to death

Question 21

used to calculate the bicarb requirement in a scouring calf

Answer 21

HCO3 or TCO2

Question 22

used to estimate the bicarb requirement

Answer 22

demeanor score

Question 23

process of treating scouring calf

Answer 23

address hydration first then acidosis

Question 24

use to correct acidosis in scouring calf

Answer 24

isotonic bicarbonate solution