Haemato-biochemical alterations in relation to urinary bladder status, duration of urethral obstruction and age of buffalo calves suffering with obstructive urolithiasis

The study was conducted on 48 buffalo calves with urethral obstruction to record the haemato-biochemical alterations in relation to urinary bladder status, duration of disease and age. The values of packed cell volume, total protein, albumin, urea nitrogen, creatinine and potassium changed significantly between the animals with intact and ruptured urinary bladder. The values worsened as the duration of urethral obstruction increased and significant differences in phosphorus, total protein, albumin, urea nitrogen, creatinine, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine transaminase, glucose, potassium and chloride were seen between different duration of obstruction groups. The values did not differ between the buffalo calves of different age groups. It was concluded that different haematobiochemical parameters could be affected by the status of the urinary bladder and duration of retention of urine, but the values may not be influenced by age of the buffalo calves.