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What are the treatment methods for unknown high fever in pigs?

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Postpartum fever in sows is a disease that easily occurs during the high-temperature period in summer and autumn. Within 1-3 days after farrowing, high fever caused by uterine infection is called postpartum fever. Clinical symptoms are as follows: elevated body temperature, 40.5-41.5°C, preference for lying down, reduced appetite or no eating, body trembling, accelerated breathing, reduced milk production, and purulent discharge flowing from the vulva. Postpartum fever in sows is often caused by inadequate disinfection during farrowing assistance. During farrowing, an oversized fetus injuring the birth canal, or the assistant's arm not being strictly disinfected and being inserted into the birth canal to probe, can both cause postpartum fever. Especially when the weather is hot and humid

Postpartum fever in sows is a disease that easily occurs during the high-temperature period in summer and autumn. Within 1-3 days after farrowing, high fever caused by uterine infection is called postpartum fever. Clinical symptoms are as follows: elevated body temperature, 40.5-41.5°C, preference for lying down, reduced appetite or no eating, body trembling, accelerated breathing, reduced milk production, and purulent discharge flowing from the vulva.

Postpartum fever in sows is often caused by inadequate disinfection during farrowing assistance. During farrowing, an oversized fetus injuring the birth canal, or the assistant's arm not being strictly disinfected and being inserted into the birth canal to probe, can both cause postpartum fever. Especially when the weather is hot and humid, the shed has poor ventilation, the postpartum sow's body heat increases, heat dissipation is difficult, and the chance of bacterial infection increases, making postpartum fever more likely to occur.

Treatment: Treatment should be started early. According to body temperature, appetite, and mental state, different treatment methods should be used for mild and severe cases. Mild cases: body temperature around 40.5°C, no eating, and mental state still acceptable. Use 1.2 million units of penicillin and 1.5 grams of streptomycin mixed for intramuscular injection, twice a day, for 2-3 consecutive days; pituitrin 20-40 units intramuscular injection, 1-2 times a day, for 2-3 consecutive days. Severe cases: body temperature above 41°C, depressed mental state, preference for lying down, no eating, shivering, and relatively more lochia. Use 10-20% sodium caffeine 10 milliliters, subcutaneous injection; tetracycline hydrochloride 1-1.5 grams, dissolved in 500 milliliters of 5% glucose saline for one intravenous injection; pituitrin 20-40 units intramuscular injection. The above three drugs are given 1-2 times a day, for 2-3 consecutive days.

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