Practical pneumonia treatment

Advanced stockmanship

C S Parker BVM&S DBR MRCVS

Scarsdale Vets

Markeaton Lane

Which calves to treat

Which calves benefit most

• Monitor appetite• Take temps!• Consider air space• long acting cover

Waste of money!

• Froth ++• blood at mouth or nose• mouth gaping• no cough• down

Wrong Diagnosis

• Coughing

Wrong Diagnosis

• Coughing

Wrong Diagnosis

• Panting

Wrong Diagnosis

• Panting

Treatment options

The individual ill calf

Antibiotic treatment

• Good lung penetration• persistence• no resistance

Antibiotics

• Baytril max• sub-cut• 7.5ml per100kg

Antibiotics

• 1ml per 7.5ml s/c• 1ml per 15kg i/m• haemophilus activity

Antibiotics

• 1ml per 33kg• sub-cut• dangerous?• Other uses

Antibiotics

• 1ml per 40kg• sub-cut• V long acting• expensive?

Antibiotics

• 1ml per 50kg• s/cut• daily 5 days• short meat time

Antibiotics

• 1ml per 50kg• i/m• daily 5 days• mycoplasma action• growth promoter?

Anti-inflammatory

• Steroids • or• Non steroidals

Non-steroidals

Non-steroidals

Non-steroidals

Non-steroidals

• Pain relief

• reduce scarring

• reduce temperature

• growth rates up

Non-steroidals

• Trial in mexico with metacam

• 3 groups, terra LA, Terra LA+ metacam, sterile saline

• Metacam treated group gained 0.1kg a day over trial

• 22kg difference at slaughter

Non-steroidals

• Ketofen• 1ml per 33kg i/m• daily for up to 3 days

Non-steroidals

• Finadyne• 1ml per 22.5kg• i/v?• 5 days if necessary

Non-steroidals

Non-steroidals