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

dc.contributor.authorPoore, Luke Alexander
dc.contributor.authorHendry, Ross
dc.contributor.authorSteyl, Johan Christian Abraham
dc.contributor.authorPfitzer, Silke
dc.contributor.emailluke.poore@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T10:47:51Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T10:47:51Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-08
dc.description.abstractThe 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.departmentCompanion Animal Clinical Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.departmentParaclinical Sciencesen_ZA
dc.description.departmentProduction Animal Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.jsava.co.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPoore, 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.issn1019-9128 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2224-9435 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1536
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64334
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectUrolithiasisen_ZA
dc.subjectSteenbok (Raphicerus campestris)en_ZA
dc.subjectUrinary-bladder marsupializationen_ZA
dc.subjectPercutaneous tube cystostomyen_ZA
dc.subjectHematological valuesen_ZA
dc.subjectSmall ruminantsen_ZA
dc.subjectNutritionen_ZA
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_ZA
dc.subjectSurgeryen_ZA
dc.subjectPerineal urethrostomyen_ZA
dc.subjectUrolith formationen_ZA
dc.titlePerineal urethrostomy to treat obstructive urolithiasis in a captive hand-raised steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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