Water intoxication in adult cattle

Water intoxication is a common disorder in calves and is usually characterized by transient hemoglobinuria. In contrast, the condition is very rare in adult cattle, with few reports on naturally occurring cases. In the present report, four female Japanese Black cattle, aged 16-25 months, showed neur...

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Published inThe Japanese journal of veterinary research Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 159 - 164
Main Authors Kawahara, Naoya, Ofuji, Sosuke, Abe, Sakae, Tanaka, Ai, Uematsu, Masami, Ogata, Yoshimi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.05.2016
Subjects
Animals
Brain Edema - etiology
Brain Edema - veterinary
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - etiology
Cattle Diseases - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hyponatremia - etiology
Hyponatremia - veterinary
Water Intoxication - complications
Water Intoxication - veterinary
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Summary:Water intoxication is a common disorder in calves and is usually characterized by transient hemoglobinuria. In contrast, the condition is very rare in adult cattle, with few reports on naturally occurring cases. In the present report, four female Japanese Black cattle, aged 16-25 months, showed neurological signs when they drank water following a water outage. Hemoglobinuria was not grossly observed, while severe hyponatremia was revealed by laboratory tests. Autopsy indicated cerebral edema with accumulation of serous fluid in expanded Virchow-Robin spaces. These results indicate the possibility of water intoxication associated with cerebral edema due to severe dilutional hyponatremia in adult cattle.
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ISSN:0047-1917
DOI:10.14943/jjvr.64.2.159