Synonyms

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Name of the disease in English

Acidosis-Level 1 with Dehydration-2 in calf

The disease in brief

This is a clinical assessment suspecting a condition combining incipient acidosis and established dehydration:

Level 1 of acidosis means that the acidosis state is not very advanced: We observe both movements or reflexes that slow down and normal movements or reflexes.

-Level 2 of dehydration is characterized by clear enophthalmos. It corresponds to a water loss of 8 to 10% of body weight. This dehydration participates in the mechanism of the acidotic state by slowing down blood circulation and metabolism.

 To get out of this state, it is necessary to implement a long and adjusted perfusion.

Clinic & diagnosis

We suspect this state when we find on a calf both signs of marked dehydration and signs of mild or incipient acidosis :

–Dehydration is identifiable by a clear enophthalmos, assessed by a subsidence of more than 4 to 5 mm of the eye in its orbit.

-An onset of acidosis : The calf appears normal on one or two criteria for evaluating acidosis and has one or two criteria indicating the onset of acidosis; these criteria showing the onset of acidosis can be:

-The calf is standing but it is unstable, corrects its posture; it almost falls if you push it slightly.

-His reactions are slowed down to auditory and visual stimuli.

Typical sign of the disease

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Pictures

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Diagnostic formulas

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Differential diagnosis

-Bacterial meningoencephalitis in newborns (Streptococci, Colibacillus ..) N417

-Ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy of calves N217

-Neonatal calf sepsis N324

-Acidosis following neonatal anoxia NV25.1

Confirm a suspicion?

Bedside diagnostic tests can be done from a blood test (whole blood) to immediately assess electrolytes, blood gases and blood sugar. This precise evaluation is invaluable in choosing the solutions and the necessary volumes.

Prognosis and treatment

The prognosis is guarded, depending very much on the control of the cause of the problem. Both acidosis and dehydration should be controlled by an infusion of  1 to 1.5L NaHCO3 1.4%  and 2-3 L NaCl 0.9%  and Glucose 5 or 30% depending on the measured blood sugar level.

Prevention

No specific prevention depending on the disease causing this condition.

References

-Metabolic acidosis in neonatal calf diarrhea-clinical findings and theoretical assessment of a simple treatment protocol. Trefz FM et al .; J.Vet. Intern. Med. 2012-Jan-Feb (1): 162-170