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Prolapso retal em cutia (Dasyprocta aguti) - Relato de caso

2014; Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Volume: 36; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

2527-2179

Wagner Costa Lima, Dayanne Anunciação Silva Dantas Lima, Marcelo Campos Rodrigues, Ana Maria Quessada, Abdias Pereira Último, Bruno Carneiro Pinheiro,

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

ABSTRACT. Lima W.C., Lima D.A.S.D., Rodrigues M.C., Quessada A.M., Ultimo A.P. & Pinheiro B.C. [Rectal prolapse in agouti (Dasyprocta aguti) - Case report.] Prolapso retal em cutia (Dasyprocta aguti) - Relato de caso. Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinaria, 36(4):409-411, 2014. Curso de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencia Animal, Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidade Federal do Piaui, Campus Socopo, Teresina, PI 64049-550, Brasil. E-mail: atsocamil@yahoo.com.br The clinical signs and treatment of rectal prolapse in agouti (Dasyprocta agouti) are described in the present report. The animal, coming from the Nucleus of wild animals of the Federal University of Piaui, was admited in Veterinary Hospital of the institution with a reddish and shiny mass out of the anus. At the clinic examination rectal prolapse was diagnosed. The rectum was manually repositioned and was made a purse-string suture. However, the prolapse relapsed, then was performed colopexy following celiotomy, which was efficient to reduce rectal prolapse in the agouti.