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Splenectomy for treatment of suppurative splenitis caused by a reticular foreign body in a heifer
Karl Nuss1, Eva Forster, Christof Reichert
1Department of Farm Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. karl.nuss@lmu.de
Objective:
To report the clinical findings and treatment of a heifer with suppurative splenitis.
Study Design:
Clinical report.
Animals:
A 30-month-old heifer.
Methods:
Splenectomy in the standing calf after local anesthesia and 13th rib resection.
Results:
The heifer had an uneventful recovery but was culled because of septic tarsitis 3 months later.
Conclusions:
Splenectomy is a useful treatment for cattle with traumatic splenitis if diagnosed early. Partial splenectomy may have prevented the late complication of septic tarsitis.
Clinical Relevance:
Suppurative splenitis is usually a complication of hardware disease and has a grave prognosis unless splenectomy is carried out.