Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế về bệnh thú y đề tài: Surgical removal of stones in the stomach of a tiger shovelnose catfish | J. Vet. Sci. 2004 5 3 275-277 JOURNAL OF Case Report Veterinary Science Surgical removal of stones in the stomach of a tiger shovelnose catfish Hun-Young Yoon1 Soon-Wuk Jeong1 Young-Min Choi2 Man-bok Jeong1 Joon-Young Kim1 Hyun-Jung Han1 Min-Hwang 1 Byung-Kuk No1 Sang-Hyuk Park1 Department of Veterinary Surgery College of Veterinary Medicine KonKuk University Seoul 143-701 Korea 2Dae-in Animal Clinic Seoul 137-810 Korea A seven months old tiger shovelnose catfish was referred to the veterinary medical teaching hospital of the college of veterinary medicine Konkuk university because of suspecting a foreign body in the stomach. By physical and radiologic examinations the catfish revealed abdominal enlargement vomiting inactivity and radiopaque foreign bodies in the stomach. Under general anesthesia with dilute isoflurane solution celiotomy was performed. Stomach was atonic and three foreign bodies were palpated in the stomach. In this process three stones came out through mouth. Abdominal muscles were closed with a simple continuous suture pattern and skin was closed with a simple mattress suture pattern. Sutured site was covered with glue and mucous taken from allogenic skin. On the second day after surgery the patient recovered to normal condition showing increased appetite and activity. Key words Foreign body stomach tiger shovelnose catfish celiotomy There are catfishes that swallow stones on making a nest by mistake in spawning period or catfishes swallow stones habitually because they are omnivorous 6 . Furthermore it often happens because catfishes live on the bottom of water 6 . In differing from canine catfishes easily vomit but sometimes catfish eat too many stones to vomit or too large stone to vomit. In that case as time goes on stomach becomes atonic and it is harder to vomit stones. Gastrotomy must be taken to remove stones for this case. Also in the case of swallowing a sharp foreign body such as a fishing hook surgery must be chosen to remove a .
