Rectal prolapse secondary to vesicourachal diverticula in a cat

Abstract

The etiology of rectal prolapse is commonly associated to digestive causes, since it is usually observed in animals with severe diarrhea and tenesmus. There is limited literature reporting nondigestive causes of rectal prolapse, moreover the purpose of this case report is to describe a rectal prolapse in a cat, secondary to vesicourachal diverticula. A cat, male, 3 years old came to be attended at the veterinary hospital presenting recurrent rectal prolapse, dysuria and hematuria. During colopexy it was observed the presence of vesicourachal diverticulum which was immediately corrected. After treatment the cat returned to urinate normally and there was no recurrence of rectal prolapse. Clinicians should consider the possibility of uropathy as an underlying cause when presented with an cat with rectal prolapse, especially in cases of recurrence or when no history of diarrhea or other causes of faecal tenesmus is observed.