Hindquarters Paralysis of a Pure Friesian Female Calf : A Case Report

Authors

  • Abdel-Rahim M. Siddiq  Department of animal health, Atbara veterinary hospital, Atbara, River Nile state, Sudan and Department of Animal Resources, Section of Veterinary Quarantine, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, P. O. Box : 23211, Doha, Qatar
  • Khalid Mukhtar Ibrahim  Department of animal health, Atbara veterinary hospital, Atbara, River Nile state, Sudan and Saha Poultry Farm, Al-Majmaa City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Abdel-Rahim M. El-Hussein  Animal Research Corporation, Atbara Veterinary Research Laboratory, Atbara, River State, Sudan and Central Laboratory, Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET207464

Keywords:

Female, Flaccid Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injury, Pin Bricking, Sudan.

Abstract

A 25-days old pure Friesian female calf was admitted with flaccid paralysis of the hind limbs. Paralysis was extended to the bladder and anus sphincter muscle as it was concomitant with urinary and fecal incontinence. She was kept loose in a deserted backyard with a tethered donkey. Pin bricking using a sterile disposable needle along the lateral and median aspect of both limbs revealed intact deep (osseous) sensation while, superficial sensation was found lost. She was diagnosed as acute spinal cord injury due to trauma caudal to the 4th lumber vertebrae. Treatment protocol consisting of drugs and physiotherapy was applied immediately on the same day of admission. Full recover was achieved in 33 days PA.

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2020-08-30

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Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August-2020

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Abdel-Rahim M. Siddiq, Khalid Mukhtar Ibrahim, Abdel-Rahim M. El-Hussein "Hindquarters Paralysis of a Pure Friesian Female Calf : A Case Report" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp.238-243, July-August-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET207464