Ileocecocolic strictures in two captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)

J Zoo Wildl Med. 2007 Dec;38(4):574-8. doi: 10.1638/2007-0037R.1.

Abstract

Intestinal strictures were diagnosed in two captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus). The cheetahs presented with lethargy, anorexia, diarrhea, and weight loss. The first cheetah had a stricture of the ileocecocolic junction diagnosed at necropsy. The second had an ileocecocolic stricture causing obstruction that was diagnosed at surgery. After resection and anastomosis, the cheetah recovered well. The etiology of the strictures remains undetermined. Intestinal stricture, particularly of the ileocecocolic junction, should be considered as a differential diagnosis for cheetahs with nonspecific gastrointestinal signs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acinonyx / abnormalities*
  • Acinonyx / surgery
  • Animals
  • Animals, Zoo
  • Colon / pathology*
  • Constriction, Pathologic*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Ileum / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome