Division of Veterinary Clinics and Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu, R.S. Pura-181 102, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
1Corresponding Author and
3Division of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology
Online published on 24 January, 2012.
The study was conducted in five goats and four sheep suffering with obstructive urolithiasis. The age, duration of obstruction, castration status, obstruction degree, status of urinary bladder and urethra were recorded. The surgical techniques adopted were tube cystostomy, urethrotomy and urethral process excision. Most of the animals were aged below 6 months, uncastrated, had complete urethral obstruction and presented within 3 days of urinary obstruction. One goat had ruptured urinary bladder and two sheep had ruptured urethra. The common clinical signs were dullness, depression, frequent attempt to void urine, inappetance and vocalization. Amongst the three techniques, tube cystostomy was found effective in the management of obstructive urolithiasis in small ruminants.
Obstructive urolithiasis, small ruminants, tube cystostomy
