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Figure 2 A 45 mm long quilt needle can be seen fixed in the
ventricular septum
Discussion
As cattle do not properly masticate feed before
swallowing and also do not discriminate between
metal and feed material, so they commonly
ingest foreign bodies (Braun et al., 2002).
Presence of potentially injurious foreign bodies
(sharp) in the feed/grazing is important in the
development of the disease.
Perforation of reticulum by sharp penetrating foreign objects
results in TRP (Sojka et al., 1990). Ruminal tympany and
pregnancy results in increased intra-abdominal pressure,
which facilitates the penetration of sharp foreign
objects into reticulum and other thoracic/abdominal
organs (Akkoç, 2007; Torki et al., 2011). Sharp
foreign bodies perforating reticulum in carinoventral
direction can cause Reticulo-pericarditis after
penetrating from diaphragm (Sojka et al., 1990).
Suppurative inflammation characterized by
multi-locular abscessation of various organs located in
abdominal and thoracic cavity is the complication of
TRP (Sojka et al., 1990). Whereas Akkoç, 2007 had
also described the presence of pyothorax as a possible
complication of TRP along with abscess pouch in
pericardial sac. In the present report no inflammation
and abcessation was found in abdominal/thoracic
cavity. Thickening of epicardium and pericardium are
common lesions of TRP but in this case no effusions
and thickening of pericardium and epicardium was
found. In this report no other macro and microscopic
findings related to forestomach diseases was found.
Authors think that this report is of special
significance, as goats are elegant in their eating
habits and TRP is extremely rare condition reported.
Despite the rareness of the condition in this species
this disease should be given wattage due to related
economic losses and poor prognosis (often death)
(Çevik et al., 2010).
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