Bilateral hyphaema in a dairy cow

Authors: Robertson I
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 34, Issue 4, pp 58, Apr 1986
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Antibiotics, Treatment/therapy, Bacterial, Eye/opthalmology, Clinical examination
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Happily, something of a success story, and one that I hope will be of interest to other veterinarians. Recently I was called to investigate a case of bilateral hyphaema in a dairy cow belonging to a client of the practice. The cow was Friesian, about six years old, and weighed approximately 400kg. She had been given no treatment within the previous 12 months and was an above average producer (1kg butter fat when last tested). She had appeared normal at the previous night`s milking. Apparent blindness was noticed at milking the next morning, with evidence of trauma due to misadventure. No other animals were affected. Interestingly enough, a similar case had been noticed at mid-summer the previous year on the same farm; however, no work up had been performed on that occasion. Examination of the eyes revealed both anterior chambers to be completely filled with blood...

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