Treatment of hypernatremia in neonatal calves with diarrhea.
Five hypernatremic, diarrheic, neonatal calves were treated mainly by the intravenous administration of 5% dextrose alone or with isotonic sodium bicarbonate. All calves recovered without complications. The average reduction rate of serum sodium concentration was about 4 times that recommended and has not been tried successfully before in hypernatremic scouring calves.
Abutarbush
Sameeh M
SM
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. sameeh75@hotmail.com
Petrie
Lyall
L
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate; D005947:Glucose