ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To determine results of ultrasound-guided cystocentesis and percutaneous infusion of Walpole's solution for treatment of male goats with urolithiasis. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. ANIMALS: 25 male goats with urolithiasis treated with Walpole's solution. PROCEDURES: Information obtained from the medical records included signalment, degree of urethral obstruction (partial vs complete), pertinent examination findings, concurrent illnesses, diet, other treatments administered, duration of hospitalization, whether the obstruction resolved, and outcome (ie, discharged vs euthanized). RESULTS: 14 (58%) animals had complete urethral obstruction, and 10 (42%) had partial obstruction (degree of urethral patency was not recorded in 1 animal). Walpole's solution was infused once in 18 (72%) animals, twice in 6 (24%) animals, and 3 times in 1 (4%) animal. The amount of Walpole's solution required to achieve the target urine pH of 4 to 5 ranged from 50 to 250 mL. In 20 (80%) goats, the urethral obstruction resolved, and the goat was discharged. The remaining 5 (20%) goats were euthanized because of unresolved urethral obstruction. Six of the 20 (30%) goats that were discharged were reexamined because of recurrence of urethral obstruction. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Results suggested that ultrasound-guided cystocentesis in combination with percutaneous infusion of Walpole's solution may be a useful treatment in male goats with obstructive urolithiasis.
Subject(s)
Acetic Acid/therapeutic use , Goat Diseases/drug therapy , Sodium Acetate/therapeutic use , Urethral Obstruction/veterinary , Urolithiasis/veterinary , Animals , Buffers , Goats , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Infusions, Parenteral/veterinary , Male , Recurrence , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Urethral Obstruction/drug therapy , Urolithiasis/drug therapyABSTRACT
A 3-year-old intact male Boer goat was evaluated for paraplegia. Computed tomography (CT) indicated the presence of diskospondylitis, which had previously not been reported in this species, and significant compressive myelopathy. Chronic bacterial pneumonia, epididymitis, nephritis, and soft-tissue abscesses were believed to result in hematogenous spread of bacteria to the affected disk spaces. Staphylococcus spp. and Archanobacterium pyogenes were both identified from postmortem cultures of the vertebral column.
