Simental Irkı Bir Buzağıda Şilognatopalatoşizi Olgusu: Nadir Bir Olgu

Abstract

The subject of this study was a 7-day-old female simmental calf brought to Fırat University Veterinary Faculty Animal Hospital Surgery Clinic with the complaint of cleft in the upper lip and palate. In the clinical examination, it was determined that the calf had respiratory difficulties and the nostrils were not formed normally. The calf was diagnosed with cheilognathopalatoschisis. Palatoplasty and reconstructive surgery were performed on the calf for the treatment of the rarely encountered case. Both ends of the cleft hard palate were released and sutured opposite each other. The medial wings of the nostrils were stitched and brought to their normal position by creating a wound. During the interview with the patient's owner, it was learned that the calf had difficulty in swallowing during feeding. It was determined that the calf died on the 8th postoperative day due to aspiration pneumonia that developed due to the absence of probable swallowing reflex.