Working Up Cattle with Abdominal Disease

Our clients consider any abdominal dissension “bloat” but we know there are many things other than rumen gas bloat that can cause abdominal dissension in ruminants. In this session, we will work through the process of localizing the cause of the distension and then figuring out how to move forward to definitive diagnosis and treatment. We will go through a differential list for the specific abdominal shapes, interpretation of bloodwork, and review the process and interpretation of procedures such as rumen fluid collection and evaluation and abdominocentesis.