Surgical Treatment of Urolithiasis

Hi Veterinarians,

Thanks for coming back, and your keen interest about the Surgical Treatment of the problems in the animals. Today here is a case of Urolithiasis, in a Male Goat.

Specie: Goat

Breed: Kamori (Sindh, Pakistan)

Sex: Male

Age: 2 years

Color: White & Brown

Weight: 100 Kg

Urolithiasis is a common problem in the Bovine Species. This is commonly reported in the area and specially in case of such a feed that, the owners were offering him a 2 liters of Milk and a 250 grams of Butter daily additionally with grasses etc. (According to history provided by the owner)

Complain: Urinary Obstruction.

Diagnostic Tools: Radiography, Ultrasonography

Diagnosis: Ultrasonography was performed through rectum and Multiple stones were diagnosed.

After the application of High Epidural Anesthesia and Infiltration for Regional Anesthesia to block the left flank region, Surgery was performed.

Incision Site: Left Flank Incision (To approach Urinary Bladder)

Incision Length: 6 inches

Secondary Incision: Ventral Incision at Urinary Bladder. (about 2" in length)

On approaching the Urinary Bladder, More than 100 stones were discovered, Suction machine was used to remove the Urine and Peritoneal fluid from the Abdomen.

The Patient was on his feet after the surgery. Good Luck for the Readers, Subscribe to the Blog, as we are going to add the experiences regularly. Please comment to Improve our posts.