What if the sow has a fever after giving birth?

The occurrence of body fever in sows after delivery is a relatively common disease, mainly because the birth canal of sows is injured and not treated in time, resulting in fever symptoms of body inflammation, so in addition to fever, what other symptoms will the disease cause sows to appear, and how to treat and prevent it? Here is an introduction for you.

Clinical symptoms of postpartum fever in sows

The clinical symptoms were as follows: elevated body temperature, 40.5 ℃ ~ 41.5 ℃, like lying, fasting or not eating, body trembling, faster breathing, decreased lactation, and dense secretions from the vulva.

Treatment of postpartum fever in sows

Treatment should be done as early as possible, and different treatments should be given to mild and severe cases according to body temperature, appetite and spirit. Mild illness: the body temperature is about 40.5 ℃, do not eat, the spirit is OK. The patients were injected intramuscularly with penicillin 1.2 million units and streptomycin 1.5g twice a day for 2 to 3 days, and Pituitrin 20 to 40 units for 2 to 3 days. Severe disease: body temperature is above 41 ℃, spirit is depressed, like to lie, do not eat, shiver, lochia more. Use 10% 20% sodium plus 10 ml, skin injection: tetracycline hydrochloride 1-1.5 grams, dissolved in 5% glucose saline 500 ml intravenous injection; pituitary vasopressin 20-40 units intramuscular injection. The above three drugs were given once or twice a day for 2 days.

Prevention of postpartum fever in sows

1. The shed and utensils shall be thoroughly disinfected with 2% caustic soda solution or formaldehyde solution one week before delivery.

2. Sows should be gradually reduced in prenatal diet and should not be fed before parturition, which is conducive to smooth delivery.

3. Sows scrubbed the vulva and breasts with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution before and after delivery.

4. if you have difficulty in giving birth, use Pituitrin 20: 40 units intramuscular injection to induce labor. Try not to reach into the birth canal and touch it. When you have to, wash the operator's arm with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution and apply sulfonamide ointment to prevent infection of the birth canal.

5. The changes of spirit, appetite, lactation and body temperature of sows should be closely observed within 1-3 days after delivery. When giving birth in hot season, sulfonamides and vasopressin are used to prevent postpartum fever at the end of labor.

How to have bleeding during sow delivery? in addition to doing a good job of hemostasis, we must also do a good job of disinfection. If midwifery is to be carried out, we must make preparations and operate carefully, and try not to hurt the birth canal. Only in this way can the postpartum fever of sows be avoided.