Clinical Findings and Main Pathosis in Poor Prognostic Cows with Displaced Abomasum

Abstract

Cows with displaced abomasum with severe clinical signs received a laparotomy and right omentopexy following the correction of the electrolyte imbalance by transfusion, and their clinical findings on the day of admission were compared between cases with good prognosis (6 cases) and those with poor prognosis. By their pathosis, the cows of poor prognosis were of infectious diseases (4 cases), fatty liver (5 cases), abomasal volvulus (4 cases) and the others (5 cases). The infectious disease and abomasal volvulus cases showed lower values of the blood lymphocyte count and serum potassium, as well as higher values of neutrophil count and blood urea nitorogen as compared with cases of good prognosis. The cases with abomasal volvulus showed lower values of serum chloride than those of good prognosis cases. The cases with fatty liver showed higher values of serum GOT and ketonuria as compared with good prognosis cases. These results indicated that the number and differential count of leukocytes, the levels of blood urea nitrogen and potassium might be reliable indicators of poor prognosis in cases with infectious diseases and abomasal volvulus. Higher values of GOT and ketonuria in cases with fatty liver might be indicative of poor prognosis.