Lasx mouth to omasum sx - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 3yo Holstein-Fresian dairy cow presents for tachypnea and distress. On PE, you notice delayed jugular refills, brisket edema, and muffled heart sounds. Per farmer, she has a history of metal ingestion, and has a magnet in her rumen. What is your highest suspicion, and what is the appropriate treatment if you are correct? - Traumatic reticulopericarditis - Euthanasia is recommended. - If valuable animal, lateral thoracotomy, and pericardiostomy = standing > lateral recumb., local anest...