Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)

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dc.contributor.author Poore, Luke Alexander
dc.contributor.author Hendry, Ross
dc.contributor.author Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham
dc.contributor.author Pfitzer, Silke
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-28T10:47:51Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-28T10:47:51Z
dc.date.issued 2017-12-08
dc.description.abstract 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. en_ZA
dc.description.department Companion Animal Clinical Studies en_ZA
dc.description.department Paraclinical Sciences en_ZA
dc.description.department Production Animal Studies en_ZA
dc.description.librarian am2018 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.jsava.co.za en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Poore, L.A., Hendry, R., Steyl, J. & Pfitzer, S., 2017, ‘Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)’, Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 88(0), a1536. https://DOI.org/ 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1536. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 1019-9128 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2224-9435 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1536
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/64334
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher AOSIS OpenJournals en_ZA
dc.rights © 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_ZA
dc.subject Urolithiasis en_ZA
dc.subject Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) en_ZA
dc.subject Urinary-bladder marsupialization en_ZA
dc.subject Percutaneous tube cystostomy en_ZA
dc.subject Hematological values en_ZA
dc.subject Small ruminants en_ZA
dc.subject Nutrition en_ZA
dc.subject Diagnosis en_ZA
dc.subject Surgery en_ZA
dc.subject Perineal urethrostomy en_ZA
dc.subject Urolith formation en_ZA
dc.title Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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