Surgical management of patent urachus in calf in Upazilla Veterinary Hospital, Sariakandi, Bogra.

Abstract

A new born HF cross bred female calf with the signs of greater umbilicus with larger umbilical opening containing umbilical cord and dribbling of urine from the umbilicus without any systemic infections was presented to Sariakandi Upazilla Veterinary Hospital, Bogra dated on 13 March, 2018. All physiological parameters of the patient was taken during the handling of clinical case. The temperature, heart rate, respiration rate all were recorded normal. The external urethral orifices was found normal. The case was diagnosed as patent urachus ( a congenital abnormality of urinary bladder) and decided to perform surgical intervention. To perform the surgery, regional anesthesia (Ring block) with 2% lidocaine hydrochloride was infiltrated around the umbilical opening. The urachus and umbilical arteries were ligated by chromic catgut closer to the bladder as much as possible and excised. Umbilicus was retained during surgery to conserve the normal appearance of animal. The calf started normal urination just immediately after surgery. Postoperatively, Antimicrobial (ceftriaxone )and analgesic( meloxicam) were administered at the rate of 10 mg/kg and 0.2 mg/kg body weight intramuscularly for 5 days and 3 days respectively. Antiseptic dressing was performed on every alternative day upto 5 days. Finally the calf recovered within 12 days without any complications.