Surgical treatment of cloacal prolapse in two ostrich chicks
Subject Areas : clinical veterinary scienceمصطفی Darestani-Farahani, 1 , پیام Haghighi-Khoshkhoo, 2
1 - Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj branch, Islamic
Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 - Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj branch, Islamic
Azad University, Karaj, Iran
Keywords: ostrich, surgery, prolapse, cloaca,
Abstract :
Cloacal prolapse can be seen in all bird species, including ostriches, at any age or gender but occurs most frequently under the age of three months and in male chicks. It’s etiology is not so defnite and clear, but management factors, infectious, nutritional, and some viral tumors might be involved in the event. Treatment methods are relatively varied, several non-surgical and surgical procedures can be performed such as some suture pattern around the vent, percutaneous cloacopexy, rib cloacopexy, abdominal cloacopexy and pubic cloacopexy. Two 2-month-old male ostrich chicks with cloacal prolapse underwent non invasive surgery with purse string stitches around the vent, were treated successfully and there was no sign of recurrence in them.