ILEOCECOCOLIC STRICTURES IN TWO CAPTIVE CHEETAHS (ACINONYX JUBATUS JUBATUS)

• DOI: 10.1638/2007-0037r.1
• Publication Date: 2007-12-20T19:39:06Z
• Authors: Erika K. Travis; Mary Duncan; Martha Weber; Michael J. Adkesson; Randall E. Junge
• Keywords: Colon; Constriction, Pathologic; 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences; 3. Good health; Diagnosis, Differential; 0403 veterinary science; Fatal Outcome; Treatment Outcome; Ileum; Animals; Animals, Zoo; Female; Acinonyx

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.