Sudden death caused by diaphragmatic rupture following rib fracture in a female sika deer (Cervus nippon) at a zoo.
10.14405/kjvr.2016.56.4.265
- Author:
Kyoo Tae KIM
1
;
Seung Hun LEE
;
Dongmi KWAK
Author Information
1. Animal Health Center, Zoo Land, Daejeon O-World Theme Park, Daejeon 35073, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervus nippon;
diaphragmatic rupture;
herniation;
rib fractures;
sika deer
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2016;56(4):265-267
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A one-year-old female sika deer died suddenly with no preliminary signs during exhibition at a zoo. At necropsy, the carcass was emaciated and had dried fur. Examination of the thoracic cavity revealed a diaphragmatic rupture measuring 2 cm in diameter and a fracture in the middle of the right eighth rib. The liver and lungs had irregular circular discolorations caused by diaphragmatic rupture and subsequent herniation. Dark-brown-colored ascitic fluid, hydrothorax, and yellowish hydropericardium were also observed. The cause of death was determined to be diaphragmatic rupture caused by a rib fracture, which led to respiratory imbalance and circulatory disorders.
