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Indian Journal of Small Ruminants (The)
Year : 2024, Volume : 30, Issue : 1
First page : ( 203) Last page : ( 204)
Print ISSN : 0971-9857. Online ISSN : 0973-9718.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-9718.2024.00001.1

Dorsal hernia and its surgical management in a goat kid

Alifsha B., Singh Kiranjeet*, Gopinathan Aswathy, Chaithra S.N., Arya Manish, Banu S. Amitha, Sharma Prabha

Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122, Uttar Pradesh

*E-mail address: ksuppli@yahoo.com

Online Published on 12 February, 2024.

Abstract

The present communication describes the successful surgical management of dorsal hernia caused by buffalo kicking in a 4 months old non-descript kid. Animal was presented with a history of swelling on the dorsal aspect of the loin region since last two weeks. Clinical examination confirmed a dorsal abdominal hernia. The herniorraphy was done under 2% lignocaine local infiltration and epidural administration. Prompt postoperative care with antibiotics and analgesics lead to a successful outcome. Sutures were removed on the 10th postoperative day. Timely surgical intervention minimizes the associated risks and animal made an uneventful recovery.

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Keywords

Dorsal hernia, Goat kid, Herniorraphy.

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