Enterolithiasis in two zebras.
Enterolithiasis, as a cause of colic, was diagnosed and treated during surgical intervention in 2 Grant's zebras (Equus burchelli bohmi). The zebras were part of a wild herd in a zoo in the western United States. The clinical signs of enterolithiasis in both zebras were similar to those reported for horses. Analysis of the enterolith from 1 zebra revealed a composition identical to enteroliths that have been analyzed from horses. Three other zebras from this herd had enteroliths at necropsy. Enterolithiasis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for zebras with low-grade obstructive colic.
McDuffee
L A
LA
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Davis, CA.
Dart
A J
AJ
Schiffman
P
P
Parrot
J J
JJ
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002137:Calculi / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D010527:Perissodactyla