Rectal Prolapse in a Garonnese Calf

Blonde d'Aquitaine calf with complete rectal prolapse following severe previous diarrhea (see video). This condition in calves can be influenced by various predisposing factors of varying severity, all related to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure or uncontrollable tenesmus: inflammatory processes of the large intestine (colitis, coccidiosis), cystitis, urolithiasis, chronic cough, neoplasia, and nervous disorders.
Some studies from the University Clinic for Ruminants in Vienna, between 2002 and 2018 (Floeck M., 2018), have highlighted the presence of congenital hepatic pathologies (hepatic lipodystrophy, congenital hepatic cirrhosis) in calves with severe cases of rectal prolapse and a fatal outcome.