Case report

Urinary bladder rupture, urolithiasis, and azotemia in a Brangus bull: a herd approach

Authors

  • P. Melendez Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610
  • O. Rae Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610
  • C. Risco Food Animal Reproduction and Medicine Service, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol41no2p121-128

Keywords:

bovine, beef cattle, urolithiasis, struvite, urinary bladder rupture, azotemia, bull, bladder, bladder calculi, bladder diseases, bulls, case reports, clinical aspects, diagnosis, magnesium ammonium phosphate

Abstract

An obese four-year-old Brangus bull was presented with a swollen protruding penis and enlarged pendulous abdomen. Azotemia, urinary bladder rupture and urolithiasis were diagnosed; the bull was euthanized. Calculi were composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite). A later visit to the ranch found that bulls were overfed concentrate ration, magnesium and phosphorus. Nutritional changes were recommended, and no further cases of urolithiaisis were reported.

Cover image of Volume 41, No.2 of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of the Vancouver harbor taken from a nearby hill. The skyline of Vancouver is along the horizon and the foreground is filled by a field of daisies growing among rocks.

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Published

2007-06-01

How to Cite

Melendez, P., Rae, O., & Risco, C. (2007). Case report: Urinary bladder rupture, urolithiasis, and azotemia in a Brangus bull: a herd approach. The Bovine Practitioner, 41(2), 121–128. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol41no2p121-128

Issue

Vol. 41, No. 2 (2007 Summer)

Section

Articles