How to treat arthritis in cattle?

Acute arthritis is characterized by tense swelling of the joint capsule, protruding outward, swelling of different sizes, palpation of the diseased joint, and heat pain. Finger pressure joints, you can feel the sense of fluctuation. Puncturing the diseased joint capsule can extract a turbid yellow liquid, which will solidify quickly. When standing, the joint of the affected limb is bent and unwilling to bear the weight. When walking, it limps. Chronic arthritis has mild symptoms, but the swelling degree is the same as that of acute arthritis. When arthritis is infected and suppurated, the affected joint is highly swollen with obvious heat, pain and fluctuation.

therapeutic method

(1) In the early stage of illness, we should reduce our activities, adopt cold compress therapy and stick a pressure bandage.

(2) Hydrocortisone 100 ~ 200mg and penicillin 300,000 units were injected into the affected joint cavity every 4 days 1 time.

(3) For suppurative arthritis, puncture can be used to drain pus, then 0.5% procaine penicillin can be used to flush the wound cavity, and then antibiotics can be injected.

(4) Use 4.5g of Venenum Bufonis, 4.5g of Fructus Xanthii and 4.5g of maple balls, and decoct the juice once.

(5) Extract 5 ~ 12 ml synovial fluid from the joints of healthy cows and inject it into the diseased joint capsule of sick cows.