Enteral fluid therapy through nasogastric tube in rumen cannulated goats

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Katia Atoji-henrique²  José Dantas Ribeiro Filho¹  Pedro Malafaia¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná Coordenação de Zootecnia Dois Vizinhos PR ,Brazil

关键词: Electrolyte imbalance;    enteral fluid therapy;    nasogastric tube;    dehydration;    goats;    Caprinos;    fluidoterapia enteral;    tubo nasogástrico;    desequilíbrio eletrolítico;    desidratação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2012001200011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper reports the effects of fluid therapy in goats through nasogastric route with an electrolyte solution composed by concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride similar to goat plasma (140mmol/L of Na+, 4.5mmol/L of K+, 110mmol/L of Cl-). Four Alpine Chamoisee goats, two of them with evident leakage of the rumen cannulas, were used in a crossover experimental design of two periods and two groups. In one group the two goats were submitted to a treatment protocol to induce dehydration before the fluid therapy, whereas the other group was not. Fluid therapy consisted supplying 10mL/kg/h of the electrolyte solution during 8 hours. No signs of discomfort or stress were observed. The dehydration model employed caused a mild dehydration indicated by decrease in feces humidity, body weight and abdominal circumference, and increase in plasma total solids concentration. During fluid therapy globular volume and plasma total solids decreased, whereas % body weight and abdominal circumference increased. No signs of hyperhydration were observed and serum electrolytes (Na+, Cl-, K+) presented no significant alterations in both groups. Fluid therapy proposed in this study was efficient to treat dehydration, even for rumen cannulated animals with evident leakage, and can be administrated safely with no electrolyte imbalance.

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