Left Temporomandibular Joint Luxation in a Boer Goat - A Case Report

Abstract

This clinical case reports the diagnosis of left temporomandibular joint luxation in a Boer goat and the justification of culling due to welfare, practicality and cost efficient in the small ruminant industry. A one year-old female Boer goat weighing 15.5kg was presented with primary complaint of inappetance and losing weight. The most prominent abnormality observed was displacement of mandible to the right side. The goat was unable to open the jaw. The lower incisor teeth were also found to be misaligned. For the diagnostic work-up, the skull was radiographed in dorsoventral, left lateral and right lateral oblique views. The radiograph findings revealed loss of delineation of the normal caudal left mandible in dorsoventral and right lateral oblique views. Based on the physical examinations and x-ray findings, the goat was diagnosed to have luxation of left temporomandibular joint. Due to the poor growth performance of this goat, the farmer was advised to cull this animal.

Pathological Femoral Fracture in a Doe Secondary to Osteomalacia: A Veterinary Clinical Case Report

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