Journal of Animal Health and Production

Case Report
J. Anim. Health Prod. 2 (2): 28 - 30
http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.jahp/2014/2.2.28.30
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Shongsir Warson Monsang1*, Saumen Kanti Pal2, Mritunjay Kumar1, Joyabrata Roy1, Charan Singh Sharma3, Mangsatabam Norjit Singh4
1Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India; 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India; 3Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India; 4Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., R. K. Nagar, Tripura (W), India
*Corresponding author: warsonmonsang@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
A case of chronic suppurative mastitis in an eight years old Black Bengal doe suffering for the past eight or nine months was presented with the history of non responsiveness to any medicinal treatments subjected to worsen the condition to incurable grade. On examination, the mammary gland was pendulous, lacerated, mildly fibrotic and non–painful which hampers animal walk. The inguinal lymph nodes were also swollen on careful hand palpation. Haematology revealed lower level of haemoglobin (7g/dL) and normal total leukocyte count (9400/cmm) along with relative neutrophilia (78%). Based on the non–responsive and chronic nature of the condition, radical surgery was planned for total ablation of the mammary gland. Surgical anaesthesia was achieved with the combination of diazepam and ketamine in 1:2 ratios without any complications. Complete healing of the wound was observed on the 2nd week.

Key Words: Mastectomy, Suppurative, Mastitis, Doe