INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 1

Surgical management of choke in a bull and a cow

  • Author:
  • K. Jagan Mohan Reddy1,*, N. Sumiran2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 49 to 52

1Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 (Telangana)

2Doctorate Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narasimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030 (Telangana)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: drvetjagan@gmail.com

Online published on 16 September, 2024.

Abstract

The communication reports surgical management of oesophageal obstruction in a bull and a cow presented with symptoms of salivation, intermittent regurgitation and inability to swallow feed and water. Diagnosis was undertaken by physical examination and confirmed radiographically. Surgery revealed that the cause of obstruction was a metal wire and a ball shaped cucumber respectively. After surgical repair, the animals recovered without any complications.

Keywords

Bull, Cervical, Choke, Oesophagotomy, Oesophagus