Aspectos clínicos e laboratoriais de bezerro com onfalite, pneumonia e diarreia relato de caso

Abstract

The present work aims to report the clinical case of a newborn male, SRD, aged 23 days, treated at the HUMV of UFRB, with a chief complaint of lameness. In the history, it was reported that after birth the calf could not remain in season, ingesting colostrum later with the aid of a bottle. On physical examination, an interdigital lesion in the EPM was observed, leading to lameness, watery stools with blood streaks, increased abdominal tension, increased volume in the umbilical region, tachypnea and audible lung rales, leading to omphalitis, diarrhea, pneumonia and pododermatitis. The hemogram showed alterations such as leukocytosis due to neutrophilia with a left shift and monocytes, hyperfibrinogenemia and hypoproteinemia. Due to clinical signs and findings of complementary exams, treatment with Meloxican (0.5 mg/Kg), Sulfamethoxazole (13.3 mg/Kg) and Trimethoprim (2.66 mg/Kg) for 5 days, and in followed by Penicillin (30000 IU/Kg) for three days every 48 hours, and daily dressing of the hoof injury. After about 3 weeks of treatment, the animal showed substantial improvement in its clinical condition and was discharged. The possibility of failure to transfer passive immunity as a predisposing factor for the worsening of omphalitis, pneumonia and diarrhea is not ruled out.