Synonyms

No known synonym

Name of the disease in English

Pharynx paralysis

The disease in brief

Paralysis of the pharynx is characterized by the inability to swallow. It can have various origins: trauma most often, and more rarely it is a sign of rabies or botulism. Rare sickness. Significance very limited by the rarity of the disease, but rabies should be considered at first.

Clinic & diagnosis

It can be suspected when a cattle is hungry and tries to swallow in vain. A strong cough is observed when the cattle tries to swallow. Compression of the pharynx does not cause reflex swallowing. Cattle become dehydrated and lose weight in a few days. The risk of false swallowing is high. The disease is also suspected in a bovine which drools and cannot swallow, and which will reject merycic bowls.

Typical sign of the disease

No description

Pictures

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Diagnostic formulas

No description

Differential diagnosis

-Botulism NV12.1

-Rage NV18.1

- Injury to one (more) cranial nerve (s) N152

- necrotic laryngitis

- abscess of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes

Confirm a suspicion?

No confirmation method available.

Prognosis and treatment

No specific treatment; we can try a feeding by catheterization to give the patient time to recover from a local trauma.

Prevention

No specific prevention; see prevention of botulism or rabies.

References

-Veterinary Medicine-Pocket companion -9th Edition BLOOD DC-page 69