Obstetrics and Parturition Flashcards
1
Q
What is the gestation length of cows?
A
280 days but depends on breed
2
Q
When should you intervene during calving?
A
- Stage 1 > 6 hrs and no water bag
- Excessive straining
- Cold feed, blue tongue, swollen head
3
Q
What is dystocia? what are the risk factors
A
Prolonged spontaneous calving
-BCS, age, breed, gestation length
4
Q
Name 3 things to look at when presented with dystocia
A
- Presentation
- Position
- Posture
5
Q
Define retropulsion
A
Moving foetus cranially back into uterus
6
Q
Define version
A
Transverse/vertical to longitudinal
7
Q
What are some indications of caudal epidurals?
A
-Foetotomy, obstetrical maneuvers, uterine/vaginal prolapse
8
Q
Where are caudal epidurals given?
A
1st coccygeal space (Co1-Co2) or sacro-coggygeal space (S5-Co1)
9
Q
What should be assessed after calf extraction?
A
- Swollen head/tongue
- MM colour, if yellow (meconium) > stress
- Ability to lift head/stand
- Fractures
- Hernia
10
Q
How can breathing be stimulated?
A
- Cold water
- Straw in ear
- Swinging
- Dopram
