<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An eleven month old male, juvenile lion brought for rehabilitation at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park was diagnosed with gastrointestinal foreign body and intussusception based on the history of persistent vomiting following ingestion of a cotton towel, and radiographic findings of a radiopaque gastric foreign body extending from the fundus to the pylorus and a cylindrical soft tissue mid-abdominal mass. The lion was premedicated with an intramuscular injections of ketamine (5 mg.kg−1) and midazolam (0.25 mg.kg−1), while anaesthesia was induced with an intravenous injection of propofol (2 mg.kg−1). A celiotomy followed by gastrotomy and subsequent intestinal resection and anastomosis was performed to remove the gastrointestinal foreign bodies and correct the intussus ception. The lion recovered well without any complication and was gradually introduced back into the group housing three weeks later following successful alimentation process. This report is probably the first case of intussusception in a lion that was associated with a gastrointestinal foreign body.</abstract>

An eleven month old male, juvenile lion brought for rehabilitation at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park was diagnosed with gastrointestinal foreign body and intussusception based on the history of persistent vomiting following ingestion of a cotton towel, and radiographic findings of a radiopaque gastric foreign body extending from the fundus to the pylorus and a cylindrical soft tissue mid-abdominal mass. The lion was premedicated with an intramuscular injections of ketamine (5 mg.kg−1) and midazolam (0.25 mg.kg−1), while anaesthesia was induced with an intravenous injection of propofol (2 mg.kg−1). A celiotomy followed by gastrotomy and subsequent intestinal resection and anastomosis was performed to remove the gastrointestinal foreign bodies and correct the intussus ception. The lion recovered well without any complication and was gradually introduced back into the group housing three weeks later following successful alimentation process. This report is probably the first case of intussusception in a lion that was associated with a gastrointestinal foreign body.

Intusussception Secondary to Gastrointestinal Foreign Body in an Eleven Month old Juvenile African Lion (<italic>Panthera Leo</italic>) Case Report

Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park

Folia Veterinaria

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Intusussception Secondary to Gastrointestinal Foreign Body in an Eleven Month old Juvenile African Lion () Case Report

An eleven month old male, juvenile lion brought for rehabilitation at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park was diagnosed with...

Intusussception Secondary to Gastrointestinal Foreign Body in an Eleven Month old Juvenile African Lion (Panthera Leo) Case Report

Published Online: Apr 06, 2019

Page range: 1 - 5

Received: Sep 13, 2018

Accepted: Dec 14, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2019-0001

Keywords
foreign-body, intestine, lion, intussusception, stomach

© 2019 Ajadi R. A. et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Intusussception Secondary to Gastrointestinal Foreign Body in an Eleven Month old Juvenile African Lion (Panthera Leo) Case Report

Published Online: Apr 06, 2019

Page range: 1 - 5

Received: Sep 13, 2018

Accepted: Dec 14, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2019-0001

Keywordsforeign-body, intestine, lion, intussusception, stomach

© 2019 Ajadi R. A. et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
foreign-body, intestine, lion, intussusception, stomach