Ventral hernia in an Ongole cow

trauma such as a kick, blow, horn thrust or falling on off by gentile manipulation. The entire hernial mass blunt objects and rupture of pre pubic tendon (Frank, was adhered to the surrounding skin and abdominal 1981). Hernia, though a common condition, is muscles which were removed manually. Loops of small generally ignored by the owners unless it produces intestines, which were strangulated, noticed as henial grave symptoms. Ventral or lateral hernia is commonly contents. Hernial contents were voluminous, seen along the costal arch, high or low in the flank, edematous and congested. Intestinal loops at the site between the last few ribs or in the ventral abdominal of adhesions were devitalized and peeled off even on wall (Berge and Westhues, 1966). In the present paper gentile pressure. Hence, necrosed part of intestine was a case of ventral hernia and its surgical treatment in a removed and healthy part of intestine was post parturient cow was described. anastomosed by inversion suture pattern using no.0 chromic cat gut. Hernial ring was larger in diameter Case history and clinical signs hence hernioplasty was performed using a synthetic, A cow aged 8 years weighing about 300kg nylon mosquito net in double layer with silk suture. The presented to the veterinary poly clinic, gudiwada with overlying muscles were sutured in simple continuous the history of swelling at the left lower flank region. suture manner using no.2 chromic cat gut followed by History reveled that the animal was calved 30 days skin closure using silk by horizontal mattress. The back. Initially a small swelling observed immediately surgical incision was protected with an antiseptic pad. after parturition which enlarged gradually to the size of Post operatively animal was treated with streptofoot ball there after. The animal was showing broad pencillin @ 2.5gm and Melonex @20ml/day stepping gait (Abduction) at the time of presentation. All intramuscularly. But the animal died on 2rd post the vital signs observed were with in the normal range. operative day. On examination, there was a large swelling on left