Ovine Neurological and Metabolic Disease

Question 1

What organisms are some of the causes for bacterial meningitis?

Answer 1

Salmonella, E.Coli, M haemolytica, L. monogenocytes

Question 2

What are the CS and TX of bacterial meningitis?

Answer 2

Depressed, neck pain, hyperaesthesia, death

NSAID, ivft, penicillin

Question 3

What to do with a lamb that is <37 degrees and <5 hours old

Answer 3

• Dry and warm to 37
• Colostrum 50ml/kg
• Warm to 39 and return to ewe

Question 4

What to do with a lamb <37 degrees and >5 hours old

Answer 4

• Intraperitoneal 50% glucose first!! (10ml/kg)
• Dry and warm to 37 degrees
• Colostrum 50ml/kg
• Warm to 39 and return to dam

Question 5

What is cerebrocortical necrosis caused by and what are the signs?

Answer 5

• Deficiency in thiaminase (B1)

- isolation, star gazing, head pressing, ataxia

Question 6

What is the tx for cerebrocortical nectrosis?

Answer 6

10mg/kg vit b1 IV TID

Question 7

What are the CS of listeriosis in sheep?

Answer 7

Profuse salivation, ear and lip drooping, T 37-42

Question 8

What is the tx of listeriosis?

Answer 8

NSAID 3 days
AB 7-10 days
Oxytet 3mg/kg

Question 9

How is hypocalcaemia treated in sheep

Answer 9

40ml 40% Ca borogluconate IV followed by 80ml warmed Ca SC