Surgical management of agenesis of the vulva with atresia ani-et-distal recti in a heifer calf: A case report
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Date
2015Author
Wamaitha, Moses N
Kihurani, David O
Kimeli, Peter
Mwangi, Willy E
Mande, John D
Language
enMetadata
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S
uccessful surgical intervention of atresia ani
-
et
-
distal recti with
agenesis of vulva
in a
heifer calf
i
s
reported in this paper. The calf
aging 1
-
day
was
presented with a
history of
swelling
at
the perineal
region
.
In clinical examination, b
oth vulval and anal
openings
were
found
absent
. Initial surgical
operation under
sedation and local anesthesia was
done
to correct these abnormalities.
As a result, t
he
calf
could
urinate
,
but attempted defecation was
not
successful
.
Surgical operation was done
again
at the
anal region to resolve this
condition
. Post
-
operatively,
tetra
cycline spray was applied on both surgical
wounds immediately after surgery
,
and repeated
twice daily for 10 days.
Amoxicillin trihydrate
(a
t
750
mg
/kg bwt
)
and
Phenylbutazone
(at
400
mg
/kg bwt
)
w
ere
administered intramuscularly once
,
and
the
treatment was
repeated on
every
alternate
day
up to
10
days
of
post
-
surgery.
Finally, t
he calf was able to
urinate and def
ecate normally, and
the surgical
wounds healed uneventfully within
14
days.
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http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/viewFile/24891/16854http://hdl.handle.net/11295/91589
Citation
Wamaitha, Moses N., et al. "Surgical management of agenesis of the vulva with atresia ani-et-distal recti in a heifer calf: A case report." Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research 2.3 (2015): 369-372.Publisher
University of Nairobi