Final Disposition
Died on 11 Jan 1995
Juno was an orphaned calf, 1 month old.
Able to swim unaided. Would not nurse from bottle, but learned to accept voluntary gastric tubing. Artificial formulas were modified numerous times in response to growth, GI tolerance, and bloodwork. Greater than expected NaCL was required; protein in diet had to be decreased in response to uric acid elevations. Treated for bacterial infection, gastric yeast infection (Torulopsis glabrata), malnutrition, regenerative anemia, possible parasites. Juno began eating some squid on 2 Nov, but was never completely weaned. Juno died on 11 January and the necropsy revealed a rupture in her intestines.
Cause of Death:
Disseminated mycotic gastritis (Mucor sp.) leading to rupture of duodenum. Predisposing factor- depressed humoral and cell-mediated immune system.