Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Calcium oxalate crystals found in urine of young Nubian goat
By Clark, P et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1999·Department of Pathology, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Calcium oxalate crystalluria in a goat.
- Species:
- goat
Plain-English summary
An 8-month-old female Nubian goat was checked during a routine health evaluation and showed signs of calcium oxalate crystals in her urine. While most of her blood tests were normal, the urine was found to be acidic and contained many calcium oxalate crystals. The researchers believe these crystals may have come from her diet, which likely included calcium and oxalic acid. No treatment was given, and the goat stayed healthy for the following year.
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Abstract
As part of a routine health evaluation of an 8-month-old female Nubian goat, serum biochemical analyses and urinalysis were performed. Most serum biochemical values including concentrations of blood calcium and indicators of urinary system dysfunction, such as blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and phosphorous concentrations, were within reference ranges. An aliquot of voided urine was hypersthenuric and acidic and contained numerous typical cuboidal-bipyramidal calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals and unique rectangular parallelepiped crystals that were confirmed by energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis as being of calcium oxalate dihydrate composition. We hypothesize that the calcium oxalate crystals resulted from a diet containing calcium and oxalic acid. Treatment was not administered, and the goat remained healthy during the ensuing year.
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