Commonly used drugs and veterinary feed directive in sheep, goats, and cervids

Fajt, Virginia R.; Brown, Kenneth R.; Pugh, David G.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-62463-3.00030-x

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“…Postoperatively, patient status should be assessed, and dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities addressed. Postsurgical antibiotics, especially if there was a dead fetus, are 41 Post-partum care of the dam should include pain management. As mentioned for post-operative antibiotics, no drugs have Food and Drug Administration approval for this use, and appropriate precautions for extra-label drug use must be a consideration.…”

Section: Post-partum Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID) used include flunixin meglumine (Banamine®, Intervet/ Merck, Madison, NJ) at 1.1 mg/kg IV every 12-24 hours for three days or meloxicam at 1 mg/kg orally every 24 hours. 41 Meloxicam may be useful if the patient is not maintained in hospital. 41 Opioids such as butorphanol (Torbugesic®, Zoetis, Kalamazoo, MI) at 0.1 mg/kg SQ every 6-8 hours or morphine (morphine sulphate injection, Hikma, Eatontown, NJ) at 0.1-0.5 mg/kg SQ every 6-8 hours may be administered for additional pain management for up to 48 hours.…”

Section: Post-partum Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…41 Meloxicam may be useful if the patient is not maintained in hospital. 41 Opioids such as butorphanol (Torbugesic®, Zoetis, Kalamazoo, MI) at 0.1 mg/kg SQ every 6-8 hours or morphine (morphine sulphate injection, Hikma, Eatontown, NJ) at 0.1-0.5 mg/kg SQ every 6-8 hours may be administered for additional pain management for up to 48 hours. 41 Most patients are standing and eating quickly after surgical recovery and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories are often discontinued three days after surgery, depending on assessment of the dam's pain level.…”

Section: Post-partum Carementioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of small ruminant Cesarean section: case selection, surgical techniques, care of the neonates, and postoperative care of the dam

Cowley

Stockler

Maxwell

2023

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Cesarean section is an important life-saving surgical procedure frequently performed by small ruminant practitioners. Knowledge of normal parturition and indications for obstetrical intervention are necessary for successful outcomes. If a doe or ewe is observed in active labor for more than an hour without signs of progression toward delivery of a fetus, obstetrical examination is indicated to guide appropriate interventions. It is often possible to relieve a dystocia without surgical intervention if the cervix is adequately dilated and the dam’s pelvis is of sufficient size to allow manipulation of the fetus. If vaginal delivery cannot be performed safely, a Cesarean section or fetotomy is indicated. The surgery is generally performed with sedation and local anesthesia, with a lumbosacral epidural preferred by the authors. The dam may be positioned in right lateral recumbency, standing, or dorsal recumbency, based on the surgeon’s preference and specifics of the case. The abdomen is entered routinely, the gravid uterus identified, and gently exteriorized through the abdominal incision. A hysterotomy incision is made over the greater curvature of the uterus to allow removal of the fetus(es). The uterus is closed with absorbable suture using an inverting pattern. The abdominal incision is closed routinely. Systemic antibiotics, ecbolic agents, and analgesic agents are recommended for the dam postoperatively. Survival of the dam is reported at 81–99% with post-surgical complications encountered in 33–77% of cases. Females may be retained for future breeding following surgery, with 84–100% of females reported to become pregnant in the subsequent breeding season.

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Section: Post-partum Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Post-partum Carementioning

confidence: 99%