Abstract

A three-year-old male non-descript dog was presented at District Veterinary Centre, Kannur with the complaint of difficulty in urination for the past few days. The animal was frequently trying to urinate but few drops have been voiding in each attempt. Based on the history, clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic findings, the condition was diagnosed as uroabdomen due to cystorrhexis secondary to urethral calculi. The ruptured bladder was exteriorized by laparotomy and the urethral calculi were retrieved from bladder by retrograde uro-hydropropulsion through an urethrotomy incision under general anesthesia. The prescrotal urethrotomy incision was apposed and the ruptured bladder wall was repaired. Postoperative antibiotics and analgesics were administered. The skin sutures were removed on the 14^th postoperative day. The voiding was observed to be normal and the animal had an uneventful recovery.

Keywords : Cystorrhexis, Urolithiasis, Uro-hydropropulsion, Urethral calculi, Cystorrhaphy