Liver Fluke in young roe

[Girl_with_a_gun]

Dear all

Thought there hadn't been a gross out photo of liver fluke for a while. Young roe. Otherwise completely healthy, if a little low on kidney fat. No abnormal behaviour. May have put me off pate for a while...

 

[eldon]

Nice picture , thanks for showing for others info.

 

[takbok]

Ta for that,

Rory

 

[ashray]

the lungs look as if this animal has had pneumonia recently,this was a good animal to take and did it have scours/dirty runny stools?

 

[finnbear270]

Did you incise any of these organs?

 

[Girl_with_a_gun]

Otherwise really healthy. Kidneys, lungs, heart all good when I had a look inside: the bits on the photo in the lungs are from the flash, it actually was completely normal. Stools normal. Lymph nodes normal less portal which was enlarged. Bit skinny. Thanks for the comments: always good to question whether I've missed anything else. Thanks Finnbear270 and banus for the comments. GWAG

 

[ashray]

well done and good hunting

 

[cyberstag]

This year appears to have been particularly bad for liver fluke. Persistently wet conditions have been good for the fluke and a belly full of wet grass with poor nutritional value have been bad for the deer. Fortunately we can do something about it in farmed deer; the wild ones just have to take their chances.

 

[Buchan]

I'm curious. It could be fluke - the reaction of the liver can be very variable - but these look like they have clear fluid in them - or is an effect of the photo. If it's clear fluid, it makes fluke less likely.

 

[potshotpat]

Check out cysticercus tenuicollis === hydatid cyst

 

[Girl_with_a_gun]

Buchan, Potshotpat thank you very much: have reflected on that new information and am now really pleased I didn't either cut into it or give it to the dog. Gag reflex is a useful human physiological response!

Although the fluid wasn't obvious, the main area was firm to the touch, actually, there probably was fluid around it. I've just looked back at some other posts and had a google search and wonder if you could just confirm to me that I have interpreted correctly that the carcass is safe to enter the food chain?

Have read that infected dog faeces needs deep bury or burn: would that be the same for the cysts as well?

KR, GWAG

 

[ashray]

if you are ever unsure about putting any animal into the food chain then dont,better to waste a carcase that cause food poisoning or death.bury or burn this one or if you have access to a vet who knows deer get it inspected but dont haul it around the country side.better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Girl_with_a_gun]

Thanks Banus.

 

[ashray]

gwag,you did the correct thing by posting photos and asking questions,many would have just sold it to game dealer/mate /pub etc and said nothing.

 

[Buchan]

Although the fluid wasn't obvious, the main area was firm to the touch, actually, there probably was fluid around it. I've just looked back at some other posts and had a google search and wonder if you could just confirm to me that I have interpreted correctly that the carcass is safe to enter the food chain?

Have read that infected dog faeces needs deep bury or burn: would that be the same for the cysts as well?

KR, GWAG

If that was the only lesion in the carcass, then condemn the liver and the rest is OK (standard practice in abattoirs). If the fluid was clear, then this is probably tapeworm cysts and would infect dogs. If it was bloody fluid, then fluke more likely and that won't infect dogs (or people). Binning it is the sensible move.

 

[Girl_with_a_gun]

Many thanks for the clarification Buchan.

 

[Wingy]

I shot one at the end of November, this years youngster but on its own, no doe anywhere around. It was in good condition possibly a bit under weight if anything but liver was just starting to show the same signs as your pictures, but no where near as bad. I did think liver fluke.
The dog was gutted as she didn't a treat from the gralloch even though everything else was fine.
Most has been consumed now by myself and I'm still here

 

[bogtrotter]

looks like tapeworm cyst,which I see fairly often where I am.