Authors : S.H. Talekar; N.R. Padaliya; D.J. Chauhan; H.V. Rokad

Volume/Issue : Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/22nov176

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Abstract : The present study was conducted at the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Kamdhenu University, Junagadh, Gujarat, India during the February 2022. A 4 year and 6 months old Labrador retriever female dog with history of constant vomiting, complete anorexia, abdominal pain, absence of defecation and partially responding to medical treatment since a last three months was presented to Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, COVS & AH, KU, Junagadh. Radiological examination revealed single stone like slightly uniform radiopaque structure seen in intestinal area. Haematological examination reveals polycythemia, neutrophilia and increased levels of, WBC, RBC indices, MCV and MCH, Urea, Total protein, and ALP. Other haematological and blood serum values were within the normal limit. Surgical removal of black natural pebble stone under general anaesthesia with Atropine @ 0.04 mg kg-1 as pre-anaesthetic, Ketamine @10mg kg-1 and Diazepam @ 0.05 mg kg-1mixture anaesthesia as induction and Isoflurane for maintenance with vapour setting 3‒4% at induction with oxygen flow at 60 L kg-1 and is reduced between 1‒3% during the maintenance with oxygen flow at 20 L kg-1was found suitable anaesthetic protocol. Post operatively intravenous fluid was given for five days as ringers lactate, dextrose normal saline, dextrose 25% and Metrogyl. Melonex was given @ 0.5 mg kg-1 as a pain killer for three days subcutaneously. Ceftriaxone was given @ 25 mg kg-1 as a antibiotics along with antiseptic surgical wound dressing with liquid betadine and stitches was removed on 12thpost operative day. Animal showed uneventful recovery after surgery with diminishing the symptoms. History was taken up to 6 month but no incidence of intestinal obstruction was noted.

Keywords : Foreign body, Gastrointestinal, Labrador retriever, Pebble stone.

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