Affiliation:
1. Easter Bush Pathology Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute Midlothian UK
2. Farm Animal Services Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute Midlothian UK
3. Learning, Education and Development CVS UK Diss UK
Abstract
AbstractIntussusception is a rare but well‐described cause of intestinal obstruction in several species, including cattle, and is often associated with enteritis, intestinal parasitism or intestinal neoplasia. Clinical signs are non‐specific and include anorexia with reduced faecal output. This report describes a 4‐year‐old Simmental bull that presented with anorexia and reduced faecal output, along with severe ruminal bloat and a large, dilated intestinal loop palpated rectally. Serum biochemistry identified severe hypochloraemia, consistent with proximal intestinal obstruction and a poor prognosis. Although supportive and symptomatic treatment was provided, the bull died before a definitive diagnosis could be made. Postmortem examination identified a segmental intestinal intussusception, within the proximal jejunum, which had resulted in intestinal obstruction. The primary cause of this intussusception was a retroflexed intestinal diverticulum, which formed the intussusceptum.
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