URINARY RETENTION CAUSED BY A BOTCHED CASTRATION IN A GOAT

Abstract

Urinary retention in goats is usually associated with dietary problems. So far there have been no reports of this issue being the result of a botched castration. A 9-month-old, male castrated Nubia goat suffered from urinary retention after undergoing castration six months ago. Although the owner tried a remedy to the problem by removing part of the goat’s penis, ventral subcutaneous oedema remained and the goat was sent to a hospital for further examination. Physical, hematological and biochemical examinations, X-ray, and ultrasound images revealed azotemia, an enlarged bladder (over 12[Formula: see text]cm) and ventral cutaneous oedema. Urethrectomy was performed two days after the goat was hospitalized, and caseous was observed during the procedure in the areas surrounding the scrotum and spermatic cord; the caseous was believed to press the urinary tract to cause urine retention in the urinary bladder. The goat was healthy, without signs of azotemia, after the urethral tract was sutured on the perineal skin. This case demonstrated that urinary retention in goats can also be caused by an inappropriately administered castration, which causes caseous to allow the urinary tract to be blocked from outside.