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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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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
For m
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
e vi
sit: w
ww
.ont
ariog
oat.c
a
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ntar
io G
oat 2
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3
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
3
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.
[email protected] or (705)432-3392 www.canningtonvet.ca
INQUIRE FOR TRAINING DATES FEBRUARY 2017
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