Perineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)
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Poore, Luke Alexander
Hendry, Ross
Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham
Pfitzer, Silke
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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.
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Urolithiasis, Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), Urinary-bladder marsupialization, Percutaneous tube cystostomy, Hematological values, Small ruminants, Nutrition, Diagnosis, Surgery, Perineal urethrostomy, Urolith formation
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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.