PREGNANCY TOXEMIA IN A

SHE GOAT- A CASE STUDY

Presenting author
D.VISHNUGURUBARAN
BVM05127
MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE
CHENNAI
 SIGNALMENT
SPECIES :CAPRINE OWNERS NAME
AND ADDRESS:
BREED :KANNI Mr.BALU,
SEX :FEMALE 17,THOMAIYAPPAN
ST,
AGE :1 YEAR ROYAPETTAI,
COLOUR:BLACK CHENNAI.
DATE :30TH JUNE’09 9444128309
 ANAMNESIS
Not taking feed for past three days.
Appears very dull.
Turned the head upward frequently.
Kidded before 7 months-2 kids.
Pregnant - 3 months.
 STAR
GAZZING
POSTURE
 CLINICAL EXAMINATION
 General appearance : Normal
 Behaviour : Dull
 Feeding habit : Not satisfactory, taking only
little feed.
 Bodily condition : Normal.
 Posture :Star gazing posture
 Gait : Ataxia
 D/U : voided normally, dark colored
pellets.
 Muzzle : Moist.
 CMM : Pale & moist.
 Abdomen : Distended.
 Rumination : Absent.
 L/N : NAD.
 External genitalia : No discharge.
 Hair coat : Shiny
 Bilateral watery nasal discharge was noticed
 VITAL SIGNS
Temperature : 38.9ºc
Respiratory rate : 60/min
Heart rate : 132/min
Pulse : 130/min
 HAEMATOLOGY
Hb : 8.0 g/dl(8.0-12.0g/dl)
PCV : 23%(22.0-38.0%)
RBC : 15.37x106/cumm (8.0-18.0x106)
WBC : 8900/cumm (4000-13000/cumm)
Neutrophils : 34
Lymphocytes : 64
Monocytes :0
Eosinophils :2
Basophils :0
Blood parasite : Negative
Blood picture : NAD
On due course of treatment we found neutrophilia.(Neutrophils- 62)
 SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY
GULCOSE : 141.78mg/dl(50-80mg/dl)
CALCIUM : 7.18mg/dl(11.5-13.0mg/dl)
PHOSPHORUS : 4.10mg/dl(5.0-7.3mg/dl)

BUN : 7.51mg/dl(8-20mg/dl)
CREATININE : 0.81mg/dl(1.2-1.9mg/dl)

SGOT : 88 I.U(60.0-280.0I.U)
PROTEIN (Total) : 6.12g/dl(6.0-7.9g/dl)
ALBUMIN : 2.48g/dl(2.4-3g/dl)
CHOLESTROL : 80g/dl(43.0-103.0g/dl)
 FEACAL AND URINE ANALYSIS
FEACAL ANALYSIS
Eggs : ++ Strongyles sp.
Heavily infested with Strongyles sp.

Occult blood : Negative.

ANALYSIS OF URINE revealed presence of

ketone bodies.
 ULTRASONAGRAPHY REPOPRT
Tentative diagnosis: pregnant about 3months
Ultrasound findings:

 Placentome diameter: 15mm

 Pregnant
 2 kids
 Feeble heart beat – 144/min
128/min
TENDATIVE DIAGNOSIS

PREGNANCY TOXEMIA
 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Listeriosis.
Cerebral abscess.
Rabies.
Polioencephalomalacia
Enterotoxemia.
Tetanus.
 DIAGNOSIS

PREGNANCY TOXEMIA
 TREATMENT
Inj. Dextrose 5% - 10ml/kg B.wt i/v
Inj. Tribivet - 1-2ml i/m
Glycerol - 60-90gm/day
Fenbendazole @ 10mg/ b.wt
AFTER 8 DAYS OF TREATMENT
Kidded two kids
1st kid @8.15pm - male - born alive and
then died.
2nd kid @ 8.30pm -female - born dead
Brought to casualty- MVC, Chennai @9.30pm
CLINICAL EXAMINATION
Animal active and alert. Temperature: 39.7 °c
CMM – pink and moist. H/R :98/min
L/N : NAD. R/R :28/min
Shivering noticed.
On abdominal palpation and vaginal examination revealed
no fetal parts, cervix was open.
 TREATMENT
Inj. Dextrose 5% - 10ml/kg B.wt i/v
Inj. Oxytetracycline – 5-20mg/kg b.wt i/v
Inj. Calcium borogluconate – 150-250mg/kg b.wt i/v
 Inj. Oxytocin – 30-50 i.u i/m
Inj. Dexamethasone – 2-5mg/kg b.wt i/v
Inj. Chlorphenaramine malate - 1-2 ml i/m.
 PROGNOSIS
A day after parturition, in early
morning the goat gone for lateral
recumbence, followed by coma
and finally died.
 PREVENTION
Raise the plane of nutrition in second half of
pregnancy.
Fed high quality roughage and as much as 500g of
concentrate daily.
Crushed maize and oats of good quality provided as
readily digestible carbohydrate source.
In obese goats only increase the energy diet and give
sufficient exercise.
Glucose precursors- propylene glycol 15-30ml every
12hours or sodium proportionate are often used.
Stress should be reduced.
Timid does and slow eaters housed separately and
feed them with more care.
Fed according to the litter size if possible.
Glucose supplements.
Biochemical monitoring of herd.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Dr.S.Kavitha.Ph.D., Associate professor, Department
of VCME&J. MVC Chennai.
Dr.B.Gowri.M.V.Sc., Assistant professor, Department
of VCME&J. MVC Chennai.
Dr.R.V.Suresh.Ph.D., professor, Department of
VCMEJ. MVC Chennai.
Dr.S.Prathaban, Ph.D., Professor and Head
Department of VCME&J, MVC, Chennai
Dr.Kulasekar.Ph.D., Professor, Department of Animal
Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics.