Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) | |
| Creator | Poore, Luke A. Hendry, Ross Steyl, Johan Pfitzer, Silke | |
| Description | The steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a small antelope of the family Bovidae native to the African continent. Urolithiasis, the formation of urinary calculi in the urinary tract, can be caused by a variety of factors such as diet, dehydration, infection and anatomical predisposition. Urolithiasis, with uroliths identified as magnesium calcium phosphate carbonate in composition, was diagnosed in a hand-reared 5-month-old steenbok. Perineal urethrostomy was performed as a component of the broad treatment regime that included fluid therapy, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory treatment. However, the animal died 4 days later as a result of systemic hypoxia and energy depletion because of stress and cachexia. The challenges of post-surgical treatment, the importance of positive energy balance in small ruminants under stressful circumstances, as well as the role of diet of hand-reared antelope in predisposition to urolith formation are highlighted. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2017-12-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1536 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 88 (2017); 6 pages 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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