A case of ileocecocolic intussusception without acute symptoms in a Holstein heifer

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  • Chiba Y.
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  • Yoshida K.
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  • Kuraishi K.
    Tokachi Agricultural Mutual Aid Association
  • Itoh M.
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  • Watanabe K.
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  • Kobayashi Y.
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  • Takahashi E.
    Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

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  • 急性症状を示さなかったホルスタイン種育成牛の回腸盲腸－結腸重積症の１症例
  • キュウセイ ショウジョウ オ シメサナカッタ ホルスタインシュ イクセイギュウ ノ カイチョウ モウチョウ : ケッチョウジュウ セキショウ ノ 1 ショウレイ

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Abstract

<p>　A 3-month-old Holstein heifer presented with diarrhea. The diarrhea and associated symptoms were initially transient and alleviated by antibiotics and anti-flatulents, but repeated recurrence was observed with progressively poorer growth. At 9 months of age, a target-like sign was observed on the right side of the abdomen by ultrasound examination. In the same month, the heifer was euthanized due to poor prognosis, and a necropsy was performed. The necropsy revealed invagination of a part of the ileum and the entire cecum into the colon. At the site of intussusception, marked hyperemia, hemorrhage or necrosis was not observed, but large capsulated abscesses were noted and suspected of being a cause of intussusception. Typically, intussusception presents with severe and acute symptoms such as colic and collapse. However, the present case suggests that intussusception could manifest as non-acute signs such as chronic diarrhea and poor growth in cattle.</p>

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  • Japanese Journal of Large Animal Clinics

    Japanese Journal of Large Animal Clinics 12 (2), 72-77, 2021-08-31

    Japanese Society of Large Animal Clinics / Large Animal Clinic Research Association / Kyushu-Okinawa Society for Large Animal Medicine

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