2021 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 72-77
A 3-month-old Holstein heifer presented with diarrhea. The diarrhea and associated symptoms were initially transient and alleviated by antibiotics and anti-flatulents, but repeated recurrence was observed with progressively poorer growth. At 9 months of age, a target-like sign was observed on the right side of the abdomen by ultrasound examination. In the same month, the heifer was euthanized due to poor prognosis, and a necropsy was performed. The necropsy revealed invagination of a part of the ileum and the entire cecum into the colon. At the site of intussusception, marked hyperemia, hemorrhage or necrosis was not observed, but large capsulated abscesses were noted and suspected of being a cause of intussusception. Typically, intussusception presents with severe and acute symptoms such as colic and collapse. However, the present case suggests that intussusception could manifest as non-acute signs such as chronic diarrhea and poor growth in cattle.
