Half Baked Veterinarian

12/07/2025

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12/07/2025

Estimate Age of Goat & Sheep by their teeth 🐐🐑

12/07/2025

🩺Learn about signs of nerve injuries in animals

12/07/2025

Oxytetracycline is bacteriostatic group mainly for bacterial infections. But it can be used against blood protozal like Babesia thaleria etc..

When blood protozal enter in host.. They start to proliferate and increase numbers by ribonucleotide reductase enzyme for DNA synthesis of these protoza.. Iron is necessary for this enzyme to work ..deprivation of iron can lead to inactivation of ribonucleotide reductase enzyme and hence it can minimize the infection.
Oxy has property to chelate the iron thus indirectly inactive enzyme and this is reason Oxy consider to be drug of choice for these infections.

11/07/2025

📑 Pregnancy Toxemia in small ruminants 🐐 🐑

Infographic Series #10

11/07/2025

In field conditions when practitioners consider the necessary use of steroids in pregnant animals' they prefer isofluperdione acitate as pregnancy safe steroids.
But one thing should keep in mind that sometimes an overdose of it could be lethal in use .

No doubt IFP acetate has the same anti-inflammatory effect as dexamethasone and is considered as pregnancy safe but it has greater mineralocorticoid activity ( as it reglautes sodium and potassium level in blood )
This effect retains sodium level and also leads to more potassium excretion causing hypokalemia in animals .
This low level of potassium impairs the transmission of nerve signals to the gut leading to disrupt the normal function of gut smooth muscle contractions which is essential for peristalsis ( the contractions that move food through the digestive tract ).

All these unwanted changes lead to as clinical condition as ruminal stasis..
This steroid injection concentration is 2mg/ml.
The recommended dose rate is b/w 0.01 to 0.03mg/ kg of body weight.
Adult animals with 600 kg weight should not be injected more than 7 ml to 8 ml in upper limit.

Credit: Dr Saqib (LinkedIn)

11/07/2025

Any unwanted condition of Inseminated cows ( Mastitis,lame or pain ) etc. if there is necessary use of NSAIDS then don't panic about its conception rate infect it can improve the targeted condition.
After insemination, there must be different physiological events in order to ensure the pregnancy.
There must be sufficient P4 synthesized secreted by the corpus luteum (CL) to prime the uterus for embryo development and inhibition of prostaglandin F2α.the embryo must secrete sufficient amounts of interferon-tau in a timely manner with greatest concentrations between d 14 and 16 after fertilization so maternal recognition of pregnancy can occur. Insufficient P4 concentrations or delayed embryonic signaling may lead to untimely secretion of PGF2α and embryonic death.
NSAIDS are cyclooxygenase inhibitors ( enzyme responsible for conversion of arachidonic acid into PGF2α).

So in clinical condition; when NSAIDS are used there is inhibition of prostaglandins. And chances of leutolysis ll be very low even if insufficient P4 secreted. it can improve the conception rate.

©️Credit: Dr. Saqib (LinkedIn)

10/07/2025

🗞️ Let's Ruminate & understand Ruminants Stomach 🩺

09/07/2025

📑Observe Calcinosis cutis in canine patient 🐕
A rare dermatological condition in dogs, characterized by deposition of calcium salts under skin.

©️Case Credit: Dr. Tamreesh Raana (LinkedIn)

08/07/2025

08/07/2025

📑LDA in Dairy Cattle: A Ping That Saved a Life

🎯 Real-Time Diagnosis (90%) & Field Surgery (10%)
🚨 Emergency in the Fresh Cow Pen
Today I’m sharing a real case that reflects the true power of clinical skills in the field
🔬 Left Displaced Abomasum (LDA) — a condition that silently strikes within 60 days post-calving, especially in high-producing cows

This post is for every 🧑‍⚕️ veterinarian, 👩‍🎓 vet student, and 🐄 dairy farm professional committed to herd health and field-based excellence

As we move from diagnosis to surgical correction using only clinical experience, a stethoscope, and toggle suture technique — all done in field conditions, without high-tech tools.
🐄 Case Summary
📌 History
✔️ Early-lactation dairy cow
✔️ Feed intake less
✔️ 💩 Pastry-like f***s
✔️ 🌡️ Normal temperature
✔️ Calm demeanor – but subtle signs of internal distress
👂 Ping Sound Detected
Using percussion + auscultation on the left paralumbar fossa (between the 9th and 13th ribs), we identified the classic “ping” — indicating gas in a displaced abomasum
🔧 Treatment Toggle Suture Technique
🛠️ Steps in the Field
1️⃣ Animal in dorsal recumbency (legs upward)
2️⃣ Ping site reconfirmed
3️⃣ Toggle sutures applied precisely at the ping site
4️⃣ Abomasum anchored back into position
5️⃣ Supportive therapy and post-operative care provided
✅ Simple
✅ Affordable
✅ Highly effective in low-resource, field-based settings
🧠 Key Learning for Fresh Vet Graduates
❓ Why LDA Happens (Mostly 0–60 Days Post-Calving)
🍼 High-concentrate, low-fiber rations
⚖️ Negative energy balance
🧫 Metritis, ketosis, retained placenta
🧊 Hypocalcemia, reduced rumen fill

🔍 Diagnosis
👂 The "ping" remains your most valuable diagnostic tool — no need for expensive gadgets when your hands, ears, and brain are sharp
📌 Early intervention Animal saved, production restored, and economic loss prevented
✍️ Master techniques like toggle-pin fixation — critical for field success in developing regions

Other Techniques for LDA Correction
🧵 1 Toggle Suture Fixation
➡️ Field-friendly, quick, economical
🔪 2 Right Flank Omentopexy
➡️ Surgical approach via the right side fixes the abomasum using the omentum
🖇️ 3 Right Flank Pyloropexy
➡️ Anchoring the pylorus to the abdominal wall
🔁 4 Left Flank Abomasopexy
➡️ Direct suturing of the abomasum through the left side (more invasive)
🔄 5 Rolling + Cast Technique (Temporary)
➡️ Cow rolled into dorsal recumbency to allow abomasum to float back – not a permanent fix

✅ Post Surgical Outcome
🍀 Feed intake improved
🔁 Rumen motility restored
🥛 Milk yield resumed
🐄 Cow fully recovered
💰 Economic loss avoided

📢 A Message to Every Dairy Vet Student & Herd Manager
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Credit: Muhammad Amjad (LinkedIn)