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Q

What is the first structure you will come across on the right flank of the cow?

A

Curtain of omentum, duodenum running along it horizontally

1
Q

Abomasum - abomasum - no log of your work

A

-

2
Q

In LDA how does omentum differ?

A

Omentum feels tight and stretched - omentum slackens off when it has been righted and duodenum starts to have ingesta passing through it

3
Q

What is the first structure you come across on the left flank?

A

Rumen , spleen cranially, reticulum ventral cranially

4
Q

Which side do you usually enter for a c section?

A

Left

5
Q

Which side do you enter for a LDA?

A

Right

6
Q

When does LDA usually occour?

A

Transition from dry to milking cow. Loss of foetus ^ space in abdomen. Diet changed. Overflow of VFAs from rumen -> paralysed abomasum. No one knows exactly.

7
Q

Why may cows presenting with LDA sometimes not show signs when they reach vets?

A

Bumpy journey has shaken abomasum back into place

8
Q

What happens to the pylorus in RDA?

A

Moves ventrally -> under abomasum -> torsion

9
Q

How can gas be removed from the abomasum?

A

Stick a needle in! Cows will NOT get peritonitis (only local)