Synonyms

No known synonym

Name of the disease in English

Urachitis and cystitis in calf

The disease in brief

Umbilical infection can extend to the umbilical arteries and veins but also to the urachus; the ascending infection will go up to the bladder. These are various bacteria that participate in this infection. Ecsjercicha coli, Proteus, Actinmyces pyogenes, Staphulococcus sp. These umbilical infections are most often sporadic, but they can become collective. Bladder infections can develop acutely or chronically, and particularly occur in young ruminants of a few months.

Clinic & diagnosis

If a calf has a larger than normal navel, is painful to palpation, and keeps its tail raised and (or) its posture camped after urinating, or emits small jets of urine and shows signs of pain, or pushes to urinate in vain (or almost) or if it is no longer seen urinating, it is necessary to suspect urachitis complicated by cystitis. It most often has a fever. It may show bruxism or colic, give off a smell of urine or lose weight with an irregular appetite if the problem persists.

Umbilical signs may be more discreet and it is only transabdominal palpation of the navel that reveals a large cord oriented towards the bladder (> 1 cm in diameter). An abscess may form at this level.

Urine may drain through the urachal canal completely or partially, if there is a persistence of the urachal canal.

Typical sign of the disease

No description

Pictures

See below

Diagnostic formulas

No description

Differential diagnosis

-Acute cystitis UR11

- Infected urachus canal (or abscess) N13

-Persistence of the Urachus channel UR22.1

Confirm a suspicion?

An ultrasound

Prognosis and treatment

Surgical treatment is indicated whenever there is a purulent collection in or around the urachus which will not heal without being evacuated.

Antibiotic treatment with a broad-spectrum penicillin for one week to 14 days; healing is regular, but there is a risk of relapse.

Prevention

Prevent umbilical infections by local care, good ventilation of nurseries, regular maintenance of litter boxes and disinfection.

References

Veterinary Medicine-Pocket companion -9th Edition BLOOD DC-page 49