Heat stress associated with calving stress in a Holstein cow

A Holstein cow 2-3 days postpartum has not been eating or drinking for approximately 24 hours. The medical history reports a prolonged calving (Belgian Blue calf) and expulsion of the placenta within the following 24 hours. Hyperthermia (39.8°C), tachypnea, hypersalivation, no ketosis, no abomasal displacement, no mastitis, no enteritis, no pulmonary conditions, no vaginal lacerations, no symptoms of hypocalcemia. The diagnostic hypothesis…