1MVSc Scholar, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
2Assistant Scientist, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
3Associate Professor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
4Professor cum Head, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
5Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
6Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141 004, Punjab
*Corresponding author; E-mail: tarunbir@gmail.com
Online published on 17 December, 2015.
The study was conducted in 50 bovine patients affected with diaphragmatic hernia. General anaesthesia was induced using butorphanol-midazolam-ketamine protocol and maintained with isoflurane. Animals in which blood pressure did not vary much and was above the critical range throughout the anaesthetic period were categorized in group I. Animals that exhibited lowered blood pressure during anaesthesia were subjected to the treatment with epinephrine (group II) or dobutamine (group III) for maintenance of arterial blood pressure. Non significant decrease in Haemoglobin and PCV, no change in TLC and DLC were the important haematological changes. Non significant increase in glucose, decrease in plasma proteins, BUN and creatinine were the major biochemical changes during the period of anaesthesia. Base values of creatinine in groups II (4.28±1.78) and III (3.20±1.52) were higher than the normal values. From the results of present study it was concluded that these drugs could be administered safely in animals suffering from diaphragmatic hernia.
Diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy, General anaesthesia, Haematological changes
