Surgical Correction of Congenital Unilateral Entropion in a Goat Kid

A goat kid (one month old) afflicted with periorbital edema, severe blepharospasm, conjunctival hyperaemia, pruritus, epiphora and corneal ulcer was presented at Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Rampura Phu (Punjab). On the basis of history and clinical examination, it was diagnosed as congenital entropion. Haematological examination revealed mild neutrophilia. The Hotz-Celsus approach was used in conjunction with temporary tarsorrhaphy. A skin incision was made close to the edge of the lower eyelid (2mm distal and parallel to the lower eyelid), followed by the excision of a crescentic patch of the eyelid skin and the underlying orbicularis muscle next to eyelid margin. Simple interrupted sutures were applied to the skin incision margins, including the orbicularis muscle as well. The same procedure was adopted for the correction of upper eyelid entropion. Post-operatively, enrofloxacin and meloxicam were administered intramuscularly for five consecutive days along with ciprofloxacin eye drops. The animal was recovered in 12 days. Hotz-Celsus approach, along with temporary tarsorrhaphy is found to be an efficient surgical treatment for congenital entropion in kids.