The use of equine surfactant and positive pressure ventilation to treat a premature alpaca cria with severe hypoventilation and hypercapnia.
Stacy H. Tinklera, Lindsey Mathewsa, Anna M. Firshmana, JANE E. QUANDTa
- aDepartment of Veterinary Population Medicine (Tinkler, Firshman), the Department of Clinical Sciences (Quandt, Mathews), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
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Abstract
A 5-hour-old, premature alpaca cria was presented with failure to nurse, weakness, hypoglycemia, hypercapnia, and respiratory distress. The cria was treated with 3 doses of fresh, crude equine surfactant, positive pressure ventilation, and supplemental intranasal oxygen. Recovery to discharge was uneventful, and the cria regained apparently normal respiratory function. Three years after hospital discharge, the alpaca was a healthy adult.
TL;DRA 5-hour-old, premature alpaca cria was presented with failure to nurse, weakness, hypoglycemia, hypercapnia, and respiratory distress, and was treated with fresh, crude equine surfactant, positive pressure ventilation, and supplemental intranasal oxygen. (Semantic Scholar)