Rumen bulging is a disease in which the stomach wall is excessively inflated due to excessive intake of feed that is easy to ferment and produce gas, and is fermented by microorganisms in the rumen to produce a large number of bodies. Clinically, it is characterized by enlarged left abdomen, rumination, belching disorder, abdominal pain and dyspnea. Common fermentable feeds include astragalus, pea seedlings, clover and moldy green storage feeds. In addition, gastric flaccidity before esophageal infarction can also be secondary to rumen bulging.
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The left gizzard is visibly inflated, in severe cases it is level with the spine, beating like a drum, and has a metallic sound on auscultation. The sick cow is mentally dull and hunched back to the abdomen, panic sweating, rumination and belching stop, breathing is accelerated, limbs are open, the hind hooves kick the abdomen, groans develop with the course of the disease, the mucous membranes are cyanosis, the eyeballs are protruding, standing unsteadily, and suddenly falling to the ground and pumping to death. Other disorders are secondary to milder severity and present with intermittent rumen bulging.
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1. Puncture and deflation: use a cannula needle or a No. 20 long needle to pierce the highest part of the blowout (left blade) and let the gas drain. Control comfort during deflation, otherwise the affected animal is prone to death. When the sick cow is out of danger, the needle is pulled out immediately.
2. Gastric tube deflation: enter the rumen through the gastric tube under the mouth and nose, and control the comfort during deflation, otherwise the affected animal is prone to death. Then through the gastric tube to fill the cattle and sheep stomach power 500g, paraffin oil 500ml; fish stone fat 20 grams, alcohol 100 ml, add an appropriate amount of water, irrigation. For foamy blow gas, dimethicone oil (anti-swelling tablet) can be used 2 g.
3, rectal exhaust: put the hand into the rectum to twitch back and forth, let it angrily blame, row, so as to achieve the purpose of the row mouth coated with fish stone fat wooden stick to go up the slope, left and right 1 person with their hands at the same time press its muscle socket and push forward, promote heating. Simultaneous intramuscular injection of 30-50ml of B complex vitamin for 3 days to promote rumination.