TY  - JOUR
T1  - Severe struvite urolithiasis in Saanen kids in a flock
AU  - Karakurum, Mehmet Çağrı
AU  - Şahinduran, Şima
AU  - Albay, Metin Koray
PY  - 2019
DA  - December
DO  - 10.24998/maeusabed.646618
JF  - Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Journal of Health Sciences Institute
PB  - Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2148-2837
SP  - 99
EP  - 104
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - The ownerof a goat flock admitted to our clinic with three intact male Saanen kids (3months of age) with the complaints of stranguria, anuria, and colic. One kidwas totally anuric, the other two was dribbling little urine. Anuric kid wasdead shortly after submission. One of the other two kids was dead 4 hours aftersubmission to our clinic and a necropsy was performed on both kids. Severalurolithiasis extracted from the cortex, pelvis of kidneys, ureters andbladders. After necropsy, urolith samples were subjected for analysis andreported as struvite. Then, the farm was visited and urine was collected from all kids (n=23)and 15 of them was positive for struvite urolithiasis according sedimentexamination. Vitamin C (20 mg/kg) as powder was prescribed for four weeks andcorrection of the ration and gradually increasing the salt content of ration to% 4 was adviced. Four weeks later no struvite crystals were seenmicroscopically. Correctionof ration and use of Vitamin C resulted in dissoluation of struvite crystalsand prevented the further occurrence of urolithisis. Vitamin C can be used as asafe urine acidifier in kids.
KW  - Struvite urolithiasis
KW  - Kids
KW  - Ration
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.646618
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/881735
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