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• A serious bacterial infection of the uterus • Occurs within a week of calving • Infection can spread to bloodstream and can cause an infection of the entire body • Bacteria invades the uterus • Dirty birthing environment • Most commonly right after birth when the uterus is most susceptible • More likely to happen if it has been a difficult birth or if the mother has failed to deliver a fetus or placenta • Abnormal discharge (pus or green or brown colored fluid with an unpleasant odor from the vulva) • Depression • Loss of appetite • Fever • Poor mothering • Decreased milk production • After examining your cow and obtaining the history, several tests are run • blood count • X-Ray • Ultrasound • 5-day regimen of an antibiotic and supportive therapy • • • • • Appropriate supplementation of minerals and vitamins Diet full of calcium Prevent over-crowding Clean, dry maternity environment Well managed assistance when a calving difficulty occurs • There was no specific age of the cow, but Metritis affects cows that have just given birth
