Pregnancy toxaemia

PREGNANCY TOXAEMIA

Synonym

  • Pregnant ewe paralysis
  • Occurs in last weeks of pregnancy usually seen in ewes carrying twins or triplets
  • Causes are toxic waste products of mother and fetuses plus dietory factors causing ketosis or starvation
  • Symptoms are
    • Depression
    • Sleepiness
    • Coma
  • Lesions – fotty changes in liver, kidney and heart with terminal subepicardial petechiae and ecchymoses
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