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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AOSIS OpenJournals

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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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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.