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Treating Hypomagnesemia

DiamondSCattleCo

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Got an old cow that went down on me yesterday, probably Hypomagnesemia. I put 500 mls of calcium, magnesium and dextrose solution into the jugular, then another 500 mls under the skin. After the first 500, she started showing some signs of recovery (holding her head up, moving her legs a bit), but then she slid back after a 1/2 hour. Can't put anymore magnesium into her for fear of stopping her heart, so I've been tubing electrolytes, water, sugar and molasses into her which is all my vet has ever told me to do.

Anyone ever treated this before? Anything that I'm missing? Alternative treatments?

Rod
 

Jason

Well-known member
It can take up to 2 litres of the cal mag D solution. If you saw some improvement and waited a short time, give her some more under the skin.
 
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Anonymous

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Rod- I've given two jugs the first day a few hours apart and a third jug the next day- but I always used a 3-4" needle and put it in the peritineal (sp) cavity-- my old Vet buddy says this is slower acting than IV (so not the sudden impact on the heart) but faster acting than sub Q...
 

DiamondSCattleCo

Well-known member
<sigh> Wish I would have seen these replies before 12:45pm this afternoon. My vet is very good, but he's not infallible. When I called this morning and told him she hadn't gotten any better, he said the prognosis wasn't good. So I put a 30-30 into her, as I didn't like seeing her laying there unable to move and suffering. She was an old cow, and probably would have relapsed when she went out onto pasture anyway.

Rod
 

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