Wagener Matthias Gerhard, Grimm Lucie Marie, Koch Wibke, Blume Robert, Altrock Alexandra von, Meilwes Johanna, Punsmann Teresa, Schwennen Cornelia, Kloker Anja, Ganter Martin
Klinik für kleine Klauentiere, Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover.
Tierarztpraxis W. Koch, Calden-Obermeiser.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere. 2019 Feb;47(1):49-54. doi: 10.1055/a-0809-4199. Epub 2019 Feb 26.
In small ruminants intestinal volvulus is a rare finding and therefore only scarcely mentioned in the literature. The case report summarizes findings and clinical development of a pygmy goat with a volvulus of the spiral colon. The animal presented with a highly disturbed general condition and clinical signs of shock. It showed a painful abdomen and a balloon-shaped structure in the right dorsal abdomen. Diagnostic laparotomy revealed a rotation of the spiral colon of 360° to the right. Due to cardiovascular failure the animal died during surgery. The cause of the volvulus remains undetermined.
