PREPUBIC URETHROSTOMY FOR RELIEF OF URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION IN A SHEEP AND A GOAT

Urethral obstruction is common in castrated male small ruminants. Peri neal urethrostomy is the recommended treatment in animals not intended for breeding; however, stricture formation is a common complication, and few surgical options are available once a stricture has formed. Pr epubic urethrostomy has been used successfully in dogs and cats to tre at urethral trauma or stricture formation, and in this report, use of prepubic urethrostomy in 2 small ruminants to treat urethral stricture s that developed after perineal urethrostomy is described. Both animal s maintained urinary continence and were able to void urine normally. Complications after prepubic urethrostomy included recurrent cystitis in sheep and urethral stricture in goats. Prepubic urethrostomy may be considered as an alternative for treatment of urethral disorders in s mall ruminants.