1Ph. D. Scholar Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Gannavaram-521101 (Andhra Pradesh)
2Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Complex
3Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics
4Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics
The study was conducted on ten cattle and buffaloes affected with rumen and omasal impaction. Based on signalment, history, clinical observations, haemato-biochemical and radiographic examination, the cases were diagnosed and non responsive to medical treatment and requiring surgical intervention were included. Majority of animals were presented with symptoms like partial to complete anorexia, rumen atony, hard and scanty dung. Hypochloremia, hypocalcemia and hyponatremia were evident in all cases. Per-rectal examination, ruminal fluid pH, rumen protozoan motility have good diagnostic value in ruminal impaction. Laparorumenotomy has both diagnostic and therapeutic value in cases of rumen and omasal impaction. Early presentation and haemoglobin count of more than 8gm%, normal neutrophil count and lack of rumeno peritoneal adhesions were considered as good prognostic factors for rumeno-omasal impaction cases.
Diagnosis, impaction, omasal, ruminal, treatment
