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Clinical signs and disease of Minah secondary to implant:

• Reproductive acyclicity

• Loss of body condition

• Anorexia

• Frequent urination, urine squirting, and straining to urinate

• Cystitis as illustrated by changes in bladder observed on ultrasound, endoscopy and urinalysis

• Endoscopic signs of severe bladder wall irritation and hemorrhage

All of the above clinical signs and pathology should resolve now that the implant has been removed and Minah can receive appropriate follow-up medical therapy and rest prior to any breeding attempts (see detailed recommendations for Minah in Appendix B). It is fortuitous that the implant was removed at this time, as bladder wall perforation followed by fatal peritonitis would have been the likely sequelae based on the observed changes to the bladder mucosa.

Minah Figure 5. Anesthetic monitoring of Minah during endoscopic removal of bladder foreign body under butorphanol standing sedation in chute at Sungai Dusun. more »

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