FA- Disease and Management- Lecture #3

What are the reversal agents for Xylazine?

Yohimbine and Tolazoline

True of false: The left flank is the preferred approach for a caesarian section

True

What is the name of the nerve that is blocked when dehorning?

cornual branch of the lacrimal nerve

Mr. Jones wants his calves cosmetically dehorned. He wants to know what age they need to be to have this done. What do you tell him?

They need to be 4 months old

Disbudding

Removal of horn-producing cells in calves less than two months of age

Dehorning

Involves cutting out horns and horn-producing tissue after they have formed from the horn bud and attached to the skull

What are the tools used in surgical methods of castration.

Emasculator and newberry knife

This is the process of taking rumen contents from a donor and transferring it to a patient.

Transfaunation

Rumenostomy

creating a temporary hole in the rumen to relieve gas build up or administer fluids

Rumenotomy

actually opening the rumen to remove an object /correct defect or injury then closing

What are the landmarks for a distal paravertebral block?

The transverse processes of L1, L2, and L4

What are the landmarks for the proximal paravertebral block?

Crainal edge of the transverse process of L1, L2, and L3 about 1 in off of m

Which of the paravertebral nerve blocks causes scoliosis due to unilateral muscle relaxation?

Proximal

What are the landmarks for the inverted L block?

Caudal aspect of 13th rib and along the ventral aspect of the transverse pro

What are the two sites for epidural anesthesia?

sacrococcygeal and lumbosacral

This type of nerve block is used commonly for surgical procedures of the penis.

Internal pudendal nerve block

If we are performing a Peterson or four point nerve block, what part of the body are we going to be focused on?

the eye

How long can a tourniquet applied proximal to the fetlock be left in place?

1 hour