How to treat cattle emaciation disease? A detailed explanation of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and treatment methods
In traditional Chinese veterinary medicine, cattle emaciation disease falls within the scope of consumptive disease. It is prone to occur in cattle raised by scattered household farmers in the agricultural areas of eastern Qinghai Province, and due to delayed or improper treatment, it often leads to death. This brings serious economic losses to farmers. Based on clinical experience, the author has summarized the following treatment methods for reference.
1 Etiology
The causes of cattle emaciation disease mainly include the following factors:
1.1 Due to a single feed type and insufficient energy, appetite and drinking gradually decline, causing the body's own resistance to decrease. At this time, combined with invasion by external pathogenic wind-cold, and without timely treatment, this disease is induced.
1.2 If a female animal is bred shortly after giving birth and is underfed, it leads to damage to the spleen and stomach, making it unable to transform and generate refined nutrients, causing digestive system dysfunction and triggering the disease.
1.3 Failure to properly recuperate after illness, or invasion by some infectious diseases and internal parasites, over time damages the viscera, causing deficiency of qi, blood, yin, and yang, thereby inducing this disease.
2 Clinical symptoms
Main clinical manifestations: decreased appetite and drinking, even complete refusal of food and water, emaciated body, rough and dull coat; slow response, slow movement, weakness of the limbs, mental depression, dull eyes; the digestive system shows alternating constipation and diarrhea; pulse diagnosis: deep, thin, and weak pulse; other manifestations include pale conjunctiva showing symptoms of anemia.
3 Treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and treatment is mainly based on qi, blood, yin, and yang. The treatment principles are often to tonify the middle and augment qi, and to nourish blood and the liver. Shenqi Jianzhong Decoction is used as the main formula, supplemented by energy supplementation for treatment.
Shenqi Jianzhong Decoction: Codonopsis pilosula 40g, Astragalus membranaceus 40g, Artemisia capillaris 60g, Ophiopogon japonicus 30g, Schisandra chinensis 30g, jujube 45g, brown sugar 100g as a guiding ingredient, decocted in water and administered by drenching, one dose per day, for 3 to 5 consecutive doses.
Supplemented by energy supplementation: 10% glucose 1000ml, normal saline 1000ml, vitamin C 20ml, mixed for intravenous drip infusion.
4 Care and management
Strengthen feeding management. A nutritionally rich feed should be provided, avoiding a single feed type. The barn should be clean and hygienic. Internal parasites should be dewormed regularly. When the climate changes abruptly, prevent external contraction. Provide clean drinking water. During illness, provide yin-yang water with an appropriate amount of salt added.