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Happy New Year! T’is the season to think about Warming

Boxes for Kids!!!

More inside!

Intimesofcoldweatherorwhenahousingfacilityistoodrafty,newborn

kidsaremoresusceptibletobecomingchilledandhypothermic.Onewayto

helppreventortreatchillingisthroughtheuseofawarmingbox.Smallor

wetkids,orkidsinacoldordraftyenvironmentaresusceptibleto

becomingchilled.Ifakidisshiveringorhasatemperaturebelow39°C,it

needstobewarmed.

Itisimportanttonotethatifthekidalreadyhashypothermiaandisover

fivehoursold,theymayalsobehypoglycemicandyoumustprovidean

energysource(feedingviastomachtubeorabdominalcavityinjection)

beforeitisrewarmedtoensurewellbeingandsurvivalofthekid.Ifthe

properproceduresforhypothermiaarenotfollowed,thekidtomay

convulseanddieduringrewarming.Formoreinformationonidentifying

andtreatinghypothermiapleaserefertoOntarioGoat’s“Hypothermia and hypoglycemia in kids”posteratwww.ontariogoat.ca/hypothermia-poster

andconsultwithyourherdveterinarian.

Warmingboxesshouldbekeptatatemperatureof37to40°C(98.6to

104°F).Ahouseholdairthermometercanbeaddedtoyourwarmingbox

toallowyoutomonitorthetemperature.Youwillalsoneedarectal

thermometertoidentifychilledkidsandtotrackthekid’stemperature

duringrewarming.Monitorthekidduringrewarmingtoensuretheyare

warmedevenlyanddonotoverheat,takingtheirtemperatureevery30

minutes.Oncethekidiswarm(>39°Cor102.2°F)removethekidfromthe

boxandcleananddisinfectordisposeofthebox.Forideasonhowtobuild

yourownwarmingboxvisit:www.ontariogoat.ca

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Bovine

Small Ruminant

Help Your Senior Horse Weather the Winter

Calling All Producers: Are you ProAction ready?

Where is Your Warming Box?

ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Hypo

ther

mia a

nd hy

pogly

cemi

a in k

ids: Id

entif

icatio

n and

trea

tmen

t

You

will

need

:✓

di

gita

l rec

tal t

herm

omet

er (m

easu

res a

s low

as 2

0°C)

✓

froze

n co

lost

rum

in sm

all b

atch

es (1

50 to

250

mL)

✓

kid

stom

ach

tube

and

feed

ing

syrin

ge (6

0 m

L ca

thet

er ti

p)✓

w

arm

ing

box

✓

afte

rcar

e ar

ea th

at is

dra

ft fre

e w

ith p

ens t

hat a

re w

arm

, dr

y an

d w

ell-b

edde

d ✓

50

% d

extro

se (5

00 m

L)✓

ke

ttle,

with

boi

led

ster

ile w

ater

, coo

led

✓

ster

ile 6

0 m

L sy

ringe

with

20-

gaug

e 2.

5 cm

(one

-inch

) nee

dle

Pro

blem

: A ki

d is l

ookin

g wea

k, sh

iverin

g and

/or l

ooks

gaun

t, or

is no

n-res

pons

ive

Mod

erat

e hy

poth

erm

ia

Tem

pera

ture

is le

ss th

an 3

7°C,

kid

is le

ss th

an fi

ve h

ours

ol

d an

d ab

le to

sw

allo

w.

1.

Adm

inis

ter w

arm

col

ostru

m b

y st

omac

h tu

be a

s pe

r re

com

men

datio

ns a

bove

.2.

Pl

ace

in w

arm

ing

box

until

inte

rnal

tem

pera

ture

re

ache

s 39

°C.

3.

Mov

e to

a h

ospi

tal p

en a

fter t

he fi

rst 2

4 ho

urs,

un

til th

e ki

d is

stro

ng.

How

to a

dmin

iste

r abd

omin

al c

avity

in

ject

ions

1.

With

a s

teril

e 60

mL

syrin

ge, d

raw

up

20 m

L of

ste

rile

50%

dex

trose

usi

ng a

st

erile

nee

dle.

2.

Boil

clea

n w

ater

and

dra

w u

p 30

mL

of th

is w

ater

into

the

sam

e sy

ringe

with

th

e de

xtro

se in

it. T

his

will

pro

vide

50

mL

of w

arm

(38

to 4

0°C)

20

% d

extro

se s

olut

ion.

3.

Adm

inis

ter t

he s

olut

ion

at 1

0 m

L/kg

bod

ywei

ght.

4.

Susp

end

the

kid

by h

oldi

ng u

nder

the

fore

limbs

, allo

win

g th

e re

st o

f the

bod

y to

pre

ss a

gain

st y

our f

ront

.5.

Th

e in

ject

ion

site

is 2

.5 c

m (o

ne-in

ch) b

elow

and

to th

e si

de o

f the

nav

el.

6.

Usin

g a

20-g

auge

one

-inch

nee

dle,

inse

rt at

a 4

5° a

ngle

to th

e bo

dy w

all.

Th

e ne

edle

is p

oint

ed in

the

dire

ctio

n of

the

kid’

s pe

lvis

(see

pho

to).

7.

Slow

ly in

ject

the

solu

tion.

As in

all c

ondit

ions,

prev

entio

n is t

he be

st cu

re fo

r hyp

other

mia.

Good

nutri

tion d

uring

gesta

tion,

clean

, dry

kidd

ing ar

eas,

and o

bser

ving a

nd as

sistin

g kid

dings

whe

n nec

essa

ry, w

ill pr

even

t man

y los

ses a

ssocia

ted w

ith hy

pothe

rmia

in kid

s.

Talk

to yo

ur ve

terina

rian b

efore

kidd

ing se

ason

begin

s to l

earn

how

and w

hen t

o pro

perly

inter

vene

.On

tario

Goat

would

like t

o tha

nk th

e Onta

rio M

inistr

y of A

gricu

lture

, Foo

d and

Rura

l Affa

irs an

d the

Onta

rio Ve

terina

ry Co

llege

for t

heir

assis

tance

with

this

proje

ct.

War

ning

! DO

NOT

mic

row

ave

colo

stru

m. T

haw

col

ostru

m in

a h

ot w

ater

bat

h un

til it

reac

hes

39°C

.

Usin

g a

stom

ach

tube

NOTE

: The

tube

sho

uld

mov

e ea

sily.

ANY

resi

stan

ce o

r COU

GHIN

G in

dica

tes

that

th

e tu

be h

as e

nter

ed th

e w

indp

ipe

and

it sh

ould

be

rem

oved

imm

edia

tely.

1.

Sit w

ith th

e ki

d re

stra

ined

on

your

lap.

Mea

sure

the

tube

aga

inst

the

kid’

s bo

dy to

get

an

idea

of h

ow fa

r to

inse

rt th

e tu

be.

2.

Pass

the

tube

into

the

side

of t

he m

outh

in th

e sp

ace

betw

een

the

front

and

si

de te

eth.

3.

Usin

g ge

ntle

pre

ssur

e sl

ide

the

tube

into

the

esop

hagu

s an

d do

wn

to th

e st

omac

h.4.

Pl

ace

finge

rs o

n ea

ch s

ide

of th

e ki

d’s

thro

at. F

eel t

he tu

be p

ass

thro

ugh

the

esop

hagu

s to

the

left/

back

of t

he w

indp

ipe.

5.

Slow

ly a

dmin

iste

r the

war

m c

olos

trum

eith

er u

sing

a 6

0 m

L fe

edin

g sy

ringe

(c

athe

ter t

ip) o

r a 2

50 m

L sq

ueez

e bo

ttle.

6.

Crim

p th

e en

d of

the

tube

and

, in

one

dow

nwar

d sw

eepi

ng m

otio

n, p

ull t

he

tube

gen

tly fr

om th

e es

opha

gus.

OPTI

MUM

tem

pera

ture

: 39

to 4

0°C

MIL

D hy

poth

erm

ia:

37 to

39°

C, a

ny a

ge

MOD

ERAT

E hy

poth

erm

ia: l

ess

than

37

°C, k

id is

less

than

five

hou

rs o

ld

Mild

hyp

othe

rmia

Te

mpe

ratu

re b

etw

een

37 to

39°

C, k

id m

ay b

e an

y ag

e.

Kid

appe

ars

wea

k, d

epre

ssed

and

gau

nt (e

mpt

y) b

ut is

abl

e to

st

and.

1.

Feed

war

m c

olos

trum

by

bottl

e or

sto

mac

h tu

be.

2.

Feed

50

mL/

kg o

f bod

ywei

ght s

low

ly o

ver fi

ve to

10

min

utes

. Add

ition

ally

feed

200

mL/

kg b

odyw

eigh

t spr

ead

over

thre

e m

ore

feed

ings

with

in th

e fir

st 2

4 ho

urs.

3.

En

sure

the

kid

is a

ble

to d

rink

milk

.4.

Ta

ke te

mpe

ratu

re e

very

30

min

utes

unt

il te

mpe

ratu

re

retu

rns

to n

orm

al.

Seve

re h

ypot

herm

ia p

roto

col 1

W

ARNI

NG! K

IDS

IN T

HIS

STAT

E AR

E HY

POGL

YCEM

IC

(STA

RVIN

G) A

ND H

YPOT

HERM

IC (C

HILL

ED).

You

mus

t pr

ovid

e an

ene

rgy

sour

ce b

efor

e w

arm

ing.

1.

Rem

ove

kid

from

doe

/pen

and

dry

off

if w

et.

2.

Adm

inis

ter w

arm

col

ostru

m (5

0 m

L/kg

bod

ywei

ght)

by

sto

mac

h tu

be p

rior t

o w

arm

ing!

If

you

war

m th

e ki

d fir

st, i

t will

con

vuls

e an

d di

e.3.

Pl

ace

in w

arm

ing

box

until

rect

al te

mpe

ratu

re is

gr

eate

r tha

n 37

°C.

4.

Agai

n ad

min

iste

r war

m c

olos

trum

by

stom

ach

tube

.

Feed

50

mL/

kg b

odyw

eigh

t.5.

M

ove

to h

ospi

tal p

en o

r war

min

g bo

x an

d fe

ed u

ntil

kid

is s

trong

and

mai

ntai

ning

nor

mal

tem

pera

ture

(39°

C).

Once

stro

ng, r

etur

n to

pen

/dam

but

mak

e su

re k

id is

ab

le to

drin

k m

ilk.

Seve

re h

ypot

herm

ia p

roto

col 2

W

ARNI

NG! K

IDS

IN T

HIS

STAT

E AR

E HY

POGL

YCEM

IC

(STA

RVIN

G) A

ND H

YPOT

HERM

IC (C

HILL

ED).

Do

not a

ttem

pt to

sto

mac

h tu

be a

s th

is w

ill re

sult

in th

e co

lost

rum

bei

ng d

epos

ited

in th

e lu

ngs,

whi

ch w

ill k

ill

the

kid.

Kid

is o

ften

unab

le to

to s

tand

. Fol

low

dire

ctio

ns

care

fully

!1.

Re

vers

e th

e hy

pogl

ycem

ia fi

rst b

efor

e w

arm

ing

or

kid

will

con

vuls

e an

d di

e! F

ollo

w “H

ow to

adm

inis

ter

abdo

min

al c

avity

inje

ctio

ns” f

or fu

ll in

stru

ctio

ns.

2.

Afte

r, pl

ace

in w

arm

ing

box

until

rect

al te

mpe

ratu

re is

gr

eate

r tha

n 37

°C.

3.

Once

the

kid

has

a su

ckle

refle

x, a

dmin

iste

r war

m

colo

stru

m b

y st

omac

h tu

be. F

eed

50 m

L/kg

bo

dyw

eigh

t.4.

M

ove

to h

ospi

tal p

en w

ith h

eat s

ourc

e an

d fe

ed u

ntil

stro

ng a

nd m

aint

aini

ng n

orm

al te

mpe

ratu

re (3

9°C)

.5.

On

ce s

trong

, ret

urn

to p

en/d

am b

ut m

ake

sure

kid

is

able

to d

rink

milk

.

SEVE

RE h

ypot

herm

ia: l

ess

than

37°

C,

kid

is m

ore

than

five

hou

rs o

ld NO

YESCa

n th

e ki

d su

ckle

and

swa

llow?

Alway

s mon

itor

hypo

ther

mic k

ids fo

r re

curre

nce

This

kid is

in cr

itical

cond

ition

2 4

1 3 12

3

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ore

infor

matio

n re

gard

ing e

fficie

nt m

etho

ds o

f war

ming

kids

, colo

stru

m, a

nd o

ther

info

rmat

ion

rega

rding

kid

mana

geme

nt te

chniq

ues,

pleas

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There’ssomethingspecialabouttherelationshipyouhavewithyourseniorhorse.Thatpartnershipthat’senduredyears,tears,ups,anddowns.Youprobablyknowyourhorsebetterthanyouknowyourbestfriend.Whilehemightseemlikethesameoldhorse,hisneedsarechangingasheages.Coldweathercanbeespeciallychallengingforseniorhorses,soit’simportanttomakesurehe’sgettingthecareandsupportheneedsevenif

he’sweatheredpreviouswinterswithoutanytrouble.HowOldisaSenior?

Weallknowthesaying“you’reonlyasoldasyoufeel.”Asitturnsout,it’sastrueforourhorsesasitisforus.Whilesomehorsesmightbestartingtoslowdownatage15,othersarestillfreshandfriskywellintotheir20s.Nomatteryourhorse’schronologicalage,ifhe’sstartingtoshowsignsofagingsuchasstiffness,difficultymaintainingweight,ordecreasedimmuneresponse,it’stimetostartthinkingofhimasasenior.Thegoodnewsisthatseniorhorsecarehasadvancedsignificantlyinrecentyears.Justbecauseyourhorseisgettingolderdoesn’tmeanyouneedto“puthimouttopasture.”Youcankeepyourgoldenoldiegoingstrongwithsmartcareandgoodnutrition.Oneofthebestwaystohelpyourseniorstartwinteroffrightisbymakingsurehe’satahealthyweight.Manyveterinariansrecommendthatseniorhorsesgettwophysicalexamseachyear,soyourhorse’sfallphysicalisagreattimetoaskyourveterinariantoshowyouhowtoevaluatehisbodycondition.Onceyouknowhisbodyconditionscore,youcanconsiderwhetheryouneedtomakeanyadjustmentstohisdietnow.Youcanalsodiscussyourhorse’sdiet,andanynecessarychangestoit,withyourveterinarianoranequinenutritionist.

It'salsoimportanttomonitoryourhorse’steeth.Ifyourhorsecan’tchewproperly,he’snotgoingtoreceivethefullbenefitofthefoodyou’reproviding.Thatmeanswastedcaloriesandwastednutrients,andahorsewhosedietisn’tmeetinghisneeds.Everyhorseneedsanannualdentalexam,andseniorsmightneedonetwiceayear.Scheduleadentalexamnowtoensurethatyourhorse’steethareintopshapewhenwintercomes.Next,besuretoevaluateyourhorse’sservingofforage.Aswithanyhorse,heshouldbeeatingatleast1to2%ofhisbodyweightinroughageeveryday,soweighaservingofhishaytoensurethatyou’resupplyingenoughtomeethisdailyforagerequirements.Whenevaluatingyourhorse’sdailyservingofhay,keepinmindthathorsesburnmorecaloriesinthewinterstayingwarm.Yourhorse’sbodyfermentsroughageinthehindgut,whichcreatesheatthathelps

keephimwarmfromtheinside.Evenifhe’sgetting1to2%ofhisbodyweightinforagealready,anincreaseinhaymightbewarrantedtomakeupforwhathe’susingtomaintainhiscoretemperature.Thisisespeciallytrueforolderhorsesbecausesomecanlosedigestiveefficiencyastheyage,soyourseniormightnotbeabletodigestandutilizehishayaswellasheusedto.Finally,considerwhetheryou’regoingtoblanketyourhorsethisyear.Evenifyoudidn’tblankethimwhenhewasyounger,itmightbeasmartchoicetostartnowthathe’saseniorsinceolderhorsescanhavemoretroubleregulatingtheirbodytemperature.Someolderhorsescanbenefitfromthewarmthandprotectionfromtheelementsthatblanketsprovide.Justdon’tforgettoremovetheblanketsforregularinspectionofyourhorse’sskinandbodycondition,andtogivehimagoodgrooming.

If you are interested in learning more about caring for the senior companion

contact the clinic today!

HelpYourSeniorHorseWeathertheWinter

Cited with permission from www.thehorse.com

ANIMAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

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IS YOUR FARM READY FOR SEPTEMBER 2017?

PROACTION CLASSROOM TRAINING IS COVERED BY DFO Ontario licensed dairy producers are not required to participate or attend any classroom

training. Participants voluntarily enroll to be trained on proAction. Training is a one-time offer for the rollout of all proAction components(Food Safety, Animal Care, Livestock Traceability, Biosecurity and Environment). Producers can choose to “self-train”. Participants are only entitled to participation to one classroom training session paid by DFO. This means that

each license can be counted against a classroom training session only once.

By September 1, 2017 every dairy producer in Ontario is required to be compliant with Traceability proAction requirements. Cannington Veterinary Services will be

holding small classroom training sessions in February 2017 covering the basic concepts of each requirement. If you are interested in attending a session please notify the clinic and our staff will contact you with available dates. More than one

person per license number is permitted.

canningtonvet@hotmail.com or (705)432-3392 www.canningtonvet.ca

INQUIRE FOR TRAINING DATES FEBRUARY 2017

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