Semih Altan1*,
Yilmaz Koc2, Fahrettin Alkan2, Muharrem Erol3
and Ramazan Yildiz4
1Department of Surgery,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dicle University, 21280, Diyarbakır,
Turkey; 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, Selcuk University, 42075, Konya, Turkey; 3Department
of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Balıkesir University,
10145, Balıkesir, Turkey; 4 Department of Internal
Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mehmet Akif Ersoy
University, 15030, Burdur, Turkey *Corresponding author:
semih.altan@dicle.edu.tr
Abstract
A two years-old Holstein cow with poor appetite,
reduced milk production, and partial defecation was evaluated in the present
case report. After routine laboratory and clinical examinations, the animal
further received ultrasound examination and then a right fossa paralumbal exploratory laparotomy was performed to the cow.
The cow was diagnosed with ectopic reticulum on the laparotomy. After the
content of the reticulum was removed,
liquid paraffin was administered into the reticulum and its wall and abdominal
wall was sutured as routinely. The prognosis of the animal deteriorated
gradually following to the laparotomy and it was slaughtered by its owner. This
is the first report showing the presence of an ectopic reticulum in a cow.