What is the significance of letting the gas off from the abomasum when you do the toggle repair?
Let the gas off after the second toggle suture is in place. The significance is to try to minimize or to avoid the sutures pulling on the abdominal, as well as the abomasal wall, when the cow is allowed to stand. With a lot of gas accumulated in the abomasum, the organ will float up higher and the sutures will put pressure on the abomasal mucosa. 10. Q: I am a little reluctant to do a toggle suture repair because I feel it takes too much help to get the cow into dorsal recumbency. How many assistants are necessary to safely perform this procedure…1 or 2 helpers, and do you tranquilize the cow prior to treatment? A: It is easier to perform this procedure if 2 persons are helping, but for many practitioners, only one assistant is necessary. If the cow is depressed, we never use a tranquilizer. When tranquilization is given, we prefer to use 20-50 mg of xylazine to sedate the cow. The decision to tranquilize is often based on the disposition of the cow. The more fractious she is, the mo
