Thoraco-abdominal Ultrasonographic findings in Cattle and Buffaloes with Signs suggestive of Cardiac Insufficiency

The study was conducted on eight female bovines (buffalo-3 and cattle-5) presented with clinical signs indicative of cardiac insufficiency. The common clinical signs were brisket edema (n=3), brisket, limb and ventral edema (n=2) and bilateral jugular engorgement (n=7). Abdominal and thoracic ultrasonography revealed conditions other than any cardiac disease. The salient ultrasonographic findings were diaphragmatic hernia (n=3), reticulo-peritonitis (n=3) and mild pleural effusions (n=2). An important finding was compression of heart by reticular wall in all three bovines diagnosed positive for diaphragmatic hernia that lead to decreased cardiac dimensions. The current study documents different ultrasonographic findings in bovines suspected for cardiac insufficiency on the basis of cardinal signs.