Elimination & Detox 2: Urinary Dz Ruminants Flashcards
ULCERATIVE POSTHITIS & VULVITIS
aka “what common name?”
etiology? (4)
MALES vs. FEMALES
aka “PIZZLE ROT”
etiology?
1. ULCERATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTION caused by CORYNEBACTERIUM RENALE
2. C. renale is a NORMAL INHABITANT of PREPUCE & VULVA
3. but can PROLIFERATE & CAUSE DZ with HIGH UREA CONCENTRATION IN URINE from EXCESS PROTEIN IN DIET
4. urine tends to be in HIGH CONTACT with VULVA & PREPUCE
MALES > FEMALES
ULCERATIVE POSTHITIS & VULVITIS…
2 common risk factors?
transmission can sometimes occur through ___
pathophysiology? (3)
2 common risk factors?
1. breeds with DENSE WOOL or HAIR
2. DIET = ALFALFA HAY, LUSH LEGUME
transmission can sometimes occur through FLIES
pathophysiology?
1. C. RENALE produces UREASE ENZYME
2. in a HIGH PROTEIN DIET, PROTEIN CONVERTED TO UREA
3. C. RENALE converts UREA to AMMONIA via UREASE at the PREPUCE/VULVA
ULCERATIVE POSTHITIS & VULVITIS…
PE findings? (4)
when we see CLINICAL SIGNS OF THIS in a MALE, what should we RULE OUT?
PE findings?
1. MOIST, BLACK ULCER at MUCOCUTANEOUS JUNCTION on PREPUCE or VULVA
2. MALODOROUS SCABS
3. STRANGURIA/DYSURIA
4. BREEDING PROBLEMS/DROP IN FERTILITY
when we see CLINICAL SIGNS OF THIS in a MALE, what should we RULE OUT? = OBSTRUCTIVE UROLITHIASIS
ID DZ & PATHOGEN
ULCERATIVE VULVITIS
CORYNEBACTERIUM RENALE
ULCERATIVE POSTHITIS & VULVITIS…
three DDXs based on SKIN presentation on GENITALIA?
also include why pizzle rot wouldn’t fit in for each
- ULCERATIVE DERMATOSIS (ex = POXVIRUS)
–> would expect to see lesions on FACE, LIPS & LEGS - CONTAGIOUS ECTHYMA (ORF)
–> PROLIFERATIVE SCABS, but NEVER JUST LIMITED TO GENITALIA - OBSTRUCTIVE UROLITHIASIS
–> NO EXTERNAL/PREPUTIAL LESIONS
TREATMENT & PREVENTION for ULCERATIVE POSTHITIS & VULVITIS (5)
hints: diet, quarantine, grooming, antibiotics, surgery
- REDUCTION of PROTEIN & NONPROTEIN NITROGEN INTAKE (<12%)
- ISOLATE AFFECTED ANIMALS
- WOOL or HAIR should be REMOVED FROM SKIN surrounding PREPUCE/VULVA
- can use TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIALS for EARLY CASES, only need SYSTEMIC such as TETRACYCLINE for advanced
- SURGICAL tx if STRICTURE in PREPUCE DEVELOPS, especially if BREEDING RAM
UROLITHIASIS in SMALL RUMINANTS…
most likely in WHAT animals? what’s one reason as to why?
how can DIET affect it? (4)
4 species it’s common in?
most likely in NON-WORKING, CASTRATED MALES, maybe because if BANDED EARLY (within first 2-3 weeks), LACK OF TESTOSTERONE –> NO TROPHIC EFFECT ON URETHRA
DIET
1. if high in GRAIN, high in PHOSPHORUS & INCREASE LIKELIHOOD of MINERALIZATION
2. if high in CALCIUM like ALFALFA HAY, can contribute to MINERALIZATION
3. PELLETED DIETS
4. WATER DEPRIVATION
4 species?
1. WETHERS of ALL BREEDS
2. BREEDING BUCKS & RAMS
3. MALE POT-BELLIED PIGS, CAMELIDS & FARM DEER
4. FEEDLOT STEERS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY of UROLITHIASIS in SMALL RUMINANTS…
2 steps?
when animals come in with OBSTRUCTIVE UROLITHIASIS, often have ____ CRYSTALS usually spanning from ____ to _____
2 steps?
1. SUPERSATURATION of the URINE & AGGREGATION OF CRYSTALS in BLADDER
- as TIME GOES ON, AGGREGATES GROW to eventually form VISIBLE UROLITHS
when animals come in with OBSTRUCTIVE UROLITHIASIS, often have MULTIPLE CRYSTALS usually spanning from URETHRA to BLADDER
what are the 2 main types of UROLITHS found in SMALL RUMINANTS? (just give names)
2 main, second has 2 subs
list 2 additional RARE types of UROLITHS IN SMALL RUMINANTS
COMMON?
1. CALCIUM CARBONATE
- PHOSPHATIC UROLITHS
–> MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE
–> AMORPHUS MAGNESIUM CALCIUM PHOSPHATE
RARE?
1. SILICATE STONES
2. CALCIUM OXALATES
CALCIUM CARBONATE CRYSTALS…
commonality?
tend to form with DIETS that are… (2)
give 4 PHYSICAL descriptors of the crystals
commonality = VERY COMMON
tend to form with DIETS that are…
1. HIGH IN CALCIUM
2. LOW IN PHOSPHORUS
give 4 PHYSICAL descriptors of the crystals…
1. ROUND
2. SMOOTH/SHINY
3. COPPER-COLORED
4. LARGE
PHOSPHATIC UROLITHS…
give the 2 names of possible crystals
which one is STRUVITE? which one is MORE LIKELY IN ANIMALS on a HIGH-GRAIN DIET?
- MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE = STRUVITE
- AMORPHUS MAGNESIUM CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (AMCP) = tend to be associated with HIGH-GRADE DIET
order of RADIOPACITY (from HIGHEST to LOWEST) for 3 types of common UROLITHS SMALL RUMINANTS can get?
- CALCIUM CARBONATE (MOST RADIOPAQUE)
- AMORPHUS MAGNESIUM CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (MIDDLE)
- MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (STRUVITE) (LEAST RADIOPAQUE)
ID CRYSTALS
RADIOPACITY RANKING?
AMORPHUS MAGNESIUM CALCIUM PHOSPHATE (AMCP) CRYSTALS
2/3 (middle)
ID CRYSTALS
RADIOPACITY RANKING?
MAGNESIUM AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE (STRUVITE) CRYSTALS
3/3 (lowest)
ID CRYSTALS
RADIOPACITY RANKING?
CALCIUM CARBONATE
1/3 (best)