Volume: 55 Issue: 4
Year: 2024, Page: 826-830, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2024.55.4.826-830
Received: May 5, 2024 Accepted: Aug. 19, 2024 Published: Dec. 31, 2024
A three-month-old male Shih Tzu pup was presented to the University Veterinary Hospital, Kokkalai with the
complaint of dome–shaped head, ataxia, abnormal behaviour and vocalisation. On physical examination and diagnostic
imaging, it was confirmed as a case of hydrocephalus. A 5FG infant feeding tube was used to shunt the cerebrospinal
fluid from the subarachnoid space into the peritoneal cavity. It was managed on post-operative antibiotics, analgesics,
antiseizure medication and supplements. Upon worsening of clinical symptoms, the pup was euthanised three months
later and subjected to detailed post-mortem and histopathological studies.
Keywords: Hydrocephalus, modified peritoneal shunt, pup
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Reji,V., Laiju, M.P., Nijin, J. B.M., Ajin, S. K. , Syam, K,V. and Prasanna, K.S. 2024. A modified peritoneal shunt
for the management of hydrocephalus in a pup.
J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 55 (4):826-830