Surgical removal of ingested sewing needle in a labrador dog Tiwari S.K.1, Kalim M.O.2, Kashyap Deepak Kumar3,* 1Dean cum Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalya, Durg, (Chhattisgarh) 2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalya, Durg, (Chhattisgarh) 3Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalya, Durg, (Chhattisgarh) *Corresponding author. E-mail: deepakkashyap31@gmail.com
Online published on 16 September, 2024. Abstract A female dog was presented with complaint of accidental intake of sewing needle with swelling at neck region, inappetence, gagging, lethargy and restlessness for last two days. Lateral cervical radiograph of neck region confirmed the presence of needle. The needle from the esophagus was removed through esophagotomy under general anesthesia. Animal recovered uneventfully without any complication, after 15 days of post-operative care. Top Keywords Accidental, Dog, Ingestion, Esophagotomy, Needle. Top |