ABSTRAK: Urolithiasis merupakan gangguan pada hewan jantan maupun betina berupa adanya kristal atau batuan pada traktus urinarius seperti vesika urinaria. Tulisan ini melaporkan kasus urolitiasis pada seekor kucing ras persia bernama Suki berjenis kelamin betina dibawa pemiliknya datang ke klinik dengan keluhan sulit urinasi dan ada respon sakit saat urinasi. Kucing tersebut sebelumnya pernah datang ke klinik dengan gejala stranguria dan hematuria. Vesika urinaria kucing tidak tegang namun ditemukan hematuria saat dilakukan pemeriksaan fisik. Pemeriksaan penunjang dilakukan dengan radiografi dan ditemukan masa radioopaque di dalam vesika urinaria. Kucing didiagnosa urolitiasis dan diterapi dengan cystotomi untuk mengambil masa di dalam vesika urinaria. Pengobatan pasca-cystotomi diberikan obat antiinflamasi, antinyeri dan antibiotik. Kucing tersebut menunjukkan persembuhan yang lebih baik pasca-cystotomi.

This study aims to evaluate the effect of flushing with different fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from lemuru fish oil in the rations of local sheep on folliculogenesis. Sixteen ewes divided into 4 groups fed rations T0=basal ration; T1=flushing rations containing linoleic without enriched EPA and DHA; T2=flushing rations containing linoleic enriched with EPA and DHA, T3=flushing rations containing linoleic enriched with EPA and DHA with two times from maintenance requirement. Ratio forages and concentrates in the ration were 30%:70%. The parameter observed were body weight gain (BWG), body condition score (BCS), nutrient consumption, corpus luteum, diameter and amount of follicle, blood cholesterol, and blood glucose. The data obtained are analyzed by analysis of variance follow by Duncan Test. The results showed that the treatments did not significant effect to the dry matter consumption, protein, fiber, and total digestible nutrient, but significantly effect to fat consumptions (P<0.05). Flushing treatment for three weeks increased BCS from 0.75 to 0.87. There were significant effect to large follicles, the diameters of large follicle and corpus luteum. Plasma glucose and cholesterol concentrations during the flushing period have significantly different (P< 0.05) among all treatments.

This study evaluated the effect of a flushing diet containing docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from lemuru fish oil in ewe ration on colostrum quality and lamb performance. Twenty Garut ewes were divided into four treatments of flushing concentrate: control concentrate (P1), flushing concentrate containing 6% palm oil (P2), flushing concentrate containing 3% lemuru oil and 3% palm oil (P3), flushing concentrate containing 6% lemuru oil (P4). The animal consumed Napier grass and concentrate with a diet ratio of 30%:70% based on dry matter. The experimental ewes were fed flushing rations two weeks before and two weeks after mating continued with 2 weeks before and two weeks after lambing. The ewes and their lambs were put together until weaning time with around two months. The parameters observed in ewes were nutrient consumption and their colostrum qualities. Meanwhile, the lamb parameters measured were nutrient consumption, lamb blood metabolites at birth, and lamb performance. The experimental design used a randomized blocked design (RBD). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan test was used to analyze data. The results showed that treatment did not significantly affect dry matter consumption in ewe and lamb, ewe's colostrum quality, and lamb's blood metabolites. However, the treatment significantly improved (p<0.05) average daily gain and weaning weights of lambs. In conclusion, the flushing ration did not affect the quality of colostrum produced. Feeding of experimental ewes 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after mating continued with 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after parturition with flushing rations of 6% lemuru oil containing EPA and DHA can produce twin lambs with good growth performances such as daily gain and weaning weight similar to the control, which has single litter size.

Nutrients play a vital role in the sustainability of sheep production by maintaining the reproductive process and the health status of the ewe. This study evaluated blood hematology changes during prepartum and postpartum on ewe fed flushing diet. A total of 20 Garut sheep were used in this study. A completely randomized factorial design 4 × 2 was used. The first factor was ration (P1= basal ration; P2= Flushing concentrate 6% palm oil; P3= Flushing concentrate 3% palm oil and 3% lemuru oil; P4= Flushing concentrate 6% lemuru oil), and the second factor was a physiological phase (prepartum and postpartum ). Erythrocyte and hemoglobin levels were higher postpartum than in the prepartum period (P<0,05), but the ration was not affected. The postpartum ewe has a lower percentage of lymphocyte and monocyte but higher neutrophil than the prepartum period. P2, P3, and P4 significantly (P<0,05) improved the number of monocytes. P3 significantly (P<0,05) decrease lymphocyte and increase neutrophil. The neutrophil to lymphocyte (N/L) ratio is very low in P4 and high in P3. In conclusion, feeding flushing concentrate 6% lemuru oil can improve the immune system by maintaining normal blood hematology during the prepartum and postpartum.