Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.46419/vs.53.3.3

Description of a closed pyometra on a wild boar (Sus scrofa, Linnaeus 1758)

Andreia Garcês ; Inno - Serviços Veterinários, Braga, Portugal and Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário, Gandra Portugal
Vanessa Soeiro ; Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre of Parque Biológico de Gaia, Avintes; Portugal
Sara Lóio ; Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre of Parque Biológico de Gaia, Avintes; Portugal
Isabel Pires ; Auxiliar Professor University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

Abstract

Pyometra is a pus accumulation in the uterine lumen. This paper reports an unusual case of pyometra in a female Sus scrofa of Parque Biologico de Gaia (Avintes, Portugal). The animal was of advanced age, and the clinical signs (e.g., anorexia, lethargy) were originally associated with geriatric conditions. The animal presented a large uterus, which likely further contributed to the locomotion difficulties and poor body condition. To the extent of our knowledge, this is the first report of a close pyometra in wild boar (Sus scrofa, Linnaeus, 1758). However, this diagnosis must be taken into account during uterine evaluation and special attention must be given to its inspection in meat animals.

Keywords

pyometra; Sus scrofa; wild board; pathology

Hrčak ID:

261530

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/261530

Publication date:

31.10.2021.

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