Abstract

HERNANDEZ MOLINA, María Angélica; PINTO ROJAS, Laura Paola  and  PRADA SANMIGUEL, German Alonso. Cutaneous Fistula Secondary to an Abomasum Ulcer in the Goat: A Case Report. Rev. Med. Vet. [online]. 2019, n.39, pp.99-108. ISSN 0122-9354.  https://doi.org/10.19052/mv.vol1.iss39.10.

Abomasum ulcers are rare and quite unknown among small ruminants and, in general, in all ruminants. These are due to different causes such as diet, stress, changes in the gastric mucosa protection mechanisms, among others. This article reports the case of a female criollo-breed goat about 17 years old. It had an injury in the abdominal ventral region, between the navel and the xiphisternum. It also had an articular disease. As a diagnostic method, paraclinical tests were carried out such as blood count, stool test and X-ray. This led to a final diagnosis of a grade 3 abomasum ulcer and degenerative articular disease. The treatment consisted in penicillin sodium (22000 UI/kg for 5 days, every 12 hours), gentamicin (6 mg/kg for 3 days, every 24 hours), 4 doses of B complex (2 ml every 48 hours), Omeprazol (10 mg/kg every 12 hours for 15 days) and daily cleaning of the injury with saline for 15 days. The animal was discharged on day 20 with the injury fully closed.

Keywords : hydrochloric acid; mucosa; small ruminants; erosion; stress; diet; ulcer.

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