Temporary rumenostomy is a useful procedure for the treatment, management, and support of patients with forestomach disease of various types. The rumenostomy provides a mechanism for relief of chronic rumen tympany or distention, removal of rumen contents and lavage of the rumen, removal of some rumen foreign bodies, administration of rumen fluid transfaunation, and administration of enteral nutrition or other medications. When the rumenostomy is no longer necessary, it can be allowed to close by second intention or by surgical resection.
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Vet Surg
October 2024
Center for Animal Nutrition and Welfare, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Objective: To determine the impact of a two-stage rumen cannulation on the health and rumen function of lactating dairy cows.
Study Design: Experimental study.
Animals: Six lactating Holstein cows.
Front Vet Sci
March 2023
Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk University, Iksan, Republic of Korea.
Bovine tetanus is a serious infectious disease of the central nervous system caused by the exotoxin produced by and is characterized by persistent tension and spasm of the rhabdomyocytes. Currently, many studies have focused on diagnosing tetanus; however, only a few studies on treatment methods have been conducted. Therefore, cattle with tetanus have been treated using symptomatic therapy.
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November 2017
Livestock Medicine and Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1678, USA.
Temporary rumenostomy is a useful procedure for the treatment, management, and support of patients with forestomach disease of various types. The rumenostomy provides a mechanism for relief of chronic rumen tympany or distention, removal of rumen contents and lavage of the rumen, removal of some rumen foreign bodies, administration of rumen fluid transfaunation, and administration of enteral nutrition or other medications. When the rumenostomy is no longer necessary, it can be allowed to close by second intention or by surgical resection.
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