Veterinary Clinical Medicine-II

TREATMENT FOR NUTRITIONAL HAEMOGLOBINURIA

Treatment

• Keep in quiet and warm place.
• Avoid laxatives and purgatives.
• Blood Transfusion (5 to 10 liters) → followed by fluid therapy to prevent haemoglobinuric nephrosis.
• Acid sodium phosphate 60 gm in 300 ml i/v very slow+ same dose s/c . Further s/c inj at 12 hours interval for 3 times.
• Orally drench 30 gm Sodium acid Po₄ BID.
• Copper glycinate 500mg i/v in copper deficiency cases
• Haematinics during convalescence.
• Bone meal 120 g BID / Dicalcium Po_4.– orally for 5 days

Prevention

• Copper gluconate 120 mg s/c.
• Remove the cruciferous plants.
• Adequate intake of 'P' during early lactation.