Prevention and treatment of Rheumatism in breeding Dairy cows

Chinese veterinarians call rheumatism arthralgia syndrome. Modern medicine believes that rheumatism is a systemic allergic disease. Often invade muscles, joints and other parts. Although bovine joint rheumatism is relatively rare, it is also serious if we do not pay attention to prevention and treatment.

Etiology

The cause of rheumatism is not very clear, and it is generally believed to be related to hemolytic streptococcal infection. Lying for a long time in the wetland, cold wind attack, sweating after the wind or immediately down the pond to drink cold water, night by wind and cold, sudden rain and other factors, can induce the disease.

Symptom

Sick cattle often have a sudden attack, with elevated body temperature, moaning and loss of appetite. Pain in the affected muscles or joints, strong back and waist, claudication, and temporary relief with proper exercise. Sick cows prefer to lie down and refuse to move around. The heavy ones have muscle atrophy, dull sensation, and loss of causative ability.

Prevention and cure

Systemic therapy. Commonly used 10% sodium salicylate injection 200-300 ml, 5% calcium gluconate injection 200-500 ml, or 0.5% hydrocortisone injection 100-160 ml, intravenous injection, once a day for 5-7 days. For those with high body temperature, penicillin and vitamin C injection can be added.

Local therapy. For chronic rheumatism, you can use distiller's grains hot compress, the method is to stir-fry lees into sacks, apply to the affected area; you can also use vinegar to stir-fry wheat bran (6 kg of wheat bran, 4.5 liters of vinegar, fully mixed, stir-fry until hot, put into sacks) hot compress. When applying hot compress, the cow should be tied in a warm stable to make it sweat.

Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture therapy. Tongjing Huoluo Powder or Duhuo parasitic decoction can be used to add or subtract, such as electroacupuncture or fire acupuncture, the effect is better.

Strengthen nursing, mainly to avoid being attacked by wind, cold and dampness.