A Case of Choke in A She Buffalo

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tinuous pattern with the knots placed intralu- in the present case as the projections of the bone
minally and the submucosa and muscular layers were not long enough to cause it. Michael and
in simple interrupted pattern. The neck muscles Laura Lee (2008) reported that oesophageal ob-
and skin incision were closed routinely. Post-op- struction was common in small dogs with signs
eratively cefotoxime 250 mg, i/m bid, for 7 days, of vomiting, anorexia and lethargy which are in
meloxicam 0.3 mg/ kg, i/m sid, for 5 days and line with the present case. In the present case
Ringers lactate 150 ml and DNS 200 ml i/v per there was no dilatation proximal to the site of
day for 3 days were administered. The dog was obstruction and the dog survived even with ob-
given liquid diet from 3rd day onwards and slow- struction for long time. It might be due to flat
ly shifted to solid diet from 7th day. Retrieval of surface of the obstructing bone and liquid food
foreign body resolved the symptoms and the dog was passing by the side into the stomach with-
made an uneventful recovery. out showing the symptoms of complete obstruc-
tion.
Caywood(1996) reports that the common
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Indian Vet. J., July 2011, 88 (7) : 65 - 66
A Case of Choke in a She Buffalo

N.V.V. Hari Krishna1, V. Devi Prasad and Makkena Sreenu
Department of TVCSC, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Gannavaram 521 102, Andhra Pradesh
(Received : 27-03-2010; Accepted : 11-05-2010)
Foreign body obstruction or “choke” is a common Case History and Observations

esophageal disorder in calttle is and has been
occasionally recorded in buffaloes. This paper A nine year old milch buffalo in mid lactation was
reports about a case of esophageal obstruction presented to the clinic with a history of sudden
due to palm kernel in a she buffalo. development of bloat with moderate salivation
since morning. Further enquiry revealed that
1
Corresponding author : Email : drharikrishnavet@rediffmail.com
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66 Choke in a she buffalo
were closed as per standard techniques. Post-op-

eratively the animal was given emoxycillin and
cloxacillin 2.5 g, twice daily, i/m for 7 days, mel-
onex 15 ml i/m for 4 days and DNS 3L i/v for 5
days. The animal was given gruel from 6th post-
operative day and chopped fodder from 8th day
onwards. The cutaneous sutures were removed
on 10th post-operative day.
Ingestion of foreign bodies by ruminants

occurs as they become greedy feeders due to
high production or nutritionaly deficiency (Tya-
gi and Singh, 1999). Shivprakash (2003) report-
ed high incidence of esophageal obstruction and
Fig.1 Palm kernel removed from the esophagus. attributed the cause to pica in pregnant animals
and difficulty to adopt during transition period
the animal was sent out for grazing near palm from milk to fodder in calves. Madhavarao et al.
trees in the morning. On clinical examination, (2009), recorded as case of choke in a she buffalo
a hard swelling was observed at the mid cervi- caused by coconut. In buffaloes, distal cervical
cal region. Other clinical parameters were with esophageal obstruction is common as the lumen
in the normal physiological limits. Attempts to narrows down at middle and distal third. In
pass the stomach tube were futile and confirmed the present case obstruction of middle cervical
it as a case of esophageal obstruction. Hence it esophagus was observed which might be due to
was decided to perform esophagotomy. the large size of the palm kernel along with its
fibers (Fig. 1). The esophageal surgery is associ-
Treatment and Discussion ated with several complications like esophageal
perforation; stricture and diverticulum which
The animal was prepared for aseptic surgery un- largely affect the outcome (Flanders, 1989). No
der Triflupromazine hydrochloride @ 0.1 mg/kg such complications were observed in the present
bw in right lateral recumbency. Before that tro- case even after one and a half years of surgery.
carization of the rumen was done with canula in The animal made uneventful recovery.
position to avoid over distension and respiratory
distress during recumbency. Local anaesthesia References
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Intas Polivet, 10:1.
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Shivprakash, B. V.(2003) Intas Polivet, 4: 284.
obstruction site. Then the obstructing foreign
body, which was found to be a palm kernel was Tyagi, R.P.S. and J. Singh. (1999) Ruminant Surgery, 1st Edn.,
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removed and the esophageal and skin incisions
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N.V.V. Hari Krishna et al.

Indian Vet. J., July 2011, 88 (7) : 65 - 66

A Case of Choke in a She Buffalo

(Received : 27-03-2010; Accepted : 11-05-2010)

Foreign body obstruction or “choke” is a common Case History and Observations

The Indian Veterinary Journal (July, 2011)

were closed as per standard techniques. Post-op-

Ingestion of foreign bodies by ruminants

The Indian Veterinary Journal (July, 2011)

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