INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 2

Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management of Cystitis in a Bull calf

  • Author:
  • R. Venkatasivakumar1,, B. Sudhakara Reddy2, T. Nagendra Reddy3
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 366 to 367

1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur, YSR Kadapa-516360, Andhra Pradesh

2Assistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur, YSR Kadapa-516360, Andhra Pradesh

3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur, YSR Kadapa-516360, Andhra Pradesh

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Proddatur, YSR Kadapa-516360, Andhra Pradesh

*Corresponding author. E-mail: rvskvmd@gmail.com

Online published on 2 April, 2016.

Abstract

Recurrent cystitis was diagnosed in a three month old Bull calf with anorexia, colic and turbid urine. Microbial cultures of urine, yielded Staphylococci sp. Calf was treated with Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin for two weeks along with supportive therapy. Animal recovered uneventfully.

Keywords

Amoxicillin, calf, cystitis, staphylococci