Surgical management of canker in a Kathiawari mare Padaliya N.R.*, Talekar S.H., Bhatt R.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh-362001 (Gujarat) *Corresponding author. E-mail: drnrpadaliya@yahoo.in
Online published on 16 September, 2024. Abstract Seven years old Kathiawari mare was presented with lameness in both forelimbs having bilaterally cauliflower like growth originating from frog and hyperkeratinization of hoof, which was not responding to routine medicinal management. Clinical examination confirmed canker in both forelimbs. Surgical debridement was performed under general anesthesia, bandaging of hoof with Zinc oxide, antibiotic and Copper sulphate (minor quantity) powder was continued for fifteen days. Animal showed uneventful recovery and symptoms of lameness was also disappeared after thirty days of surgery. Top Keywords Canker, Kathiawari mare, Lameness. Top |