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[Beefy]

could someone tell what this means in dumby terms? (talking about coccidiosis)

commonly in a laterally recumbent position with a mild degree of opisthotonos.

 

[dun]

Laying down with muscle spasams maybe?

 

[Beefy]

i'm thinking laid out flat on its side with its head and neck arched back...


ever have a bull calf crap out what looks like amniotic fluid?

 

[angie1]

i'm thinking laid out flat on its side with its head and neck arched back...

Opisthotonos is a condition of abnormal posturing that involves rigidity and severe arching of the back, with the head thrown backward. If a person with opisthotonos were laid on his or her back, only the back of the head and the heels would touch the supporting surface.

And yes, laterally recumbent is to lie on its side.

 

[dun]

i'm thinking laid out flat on its side with its head and neck arched back...


ever have a bull calf crap out what looks like amniotic fluid?

The head and neck would be the spasm

Can;t say as I have.