1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Puducherry -605009 (Puducherry)
2Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Puducherry -605009 (Puducherry)
3Veterinary Practitioner, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Puducherry -605009 (Puducherry)
*Corresponding author. E-mail: guru.nathan94@gmail.com
Online published on 17 January, 2022.
A bullock was presented with history of chronic limping. On clinical examination, solid ulcerated growths of variable size were noticed in interdigital space of all limbs. The animal was sedated with Inj. Xylazine administered @ 0.1 mg/kg b.wt. intravenously and growths were excised completely using surgical CO2 laser under local analgesia. Antibacterials and anti-inflammatories were administered post-operatively. Histopathological examination of excised mass confirmed interdigital fibrosis. The animal recovered uneventfully. Excision of interdigital growth using CO2 laser was found to be a better choice than conventional methods.
Bullock, CO2 laser, Interdigital fibrosis
