SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF EVISCERATION UNDER XYLAZINE- KETAMINE ANAESTHESIA IN AN INDIAN GUAR (Bos gaures)

A twelve year old guar was presented with the history of protrusion of abdominal viscera through left caudal ventral abdomen. The animal was premedicated with xylazine at @ 0.1 mg/kg body weight and anaesthetized with ketamine hydrochloride @ 2.5mg/kg body weight by blow gun method. The area was prepared aseptically and the wound was extended to explore the mass and examined thoroughly for viability and contamination. Devitilized omentum was resected and copiously lavaged with normal saline and metronidazole to remove foreign materials and contamination. The protruded omentum was repositioned into the abdominal cavity. Following correction the peritoneum and abdominal wall were closed with simple continuous and overlapping pattern respectively using PGA. Skin sutures were removed on 12th post surgical day and the animal showed uneventful recovery.