A Clinical Case Report on Rumenotomy of a cow in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Abstract

Rumenotomy is a routine procedure for the treatment and diagnostic purpose in ruminants. This case report describes the management of bloat in cattle. One of the methods of correcting bloat is rumenotomy. The animal was stabilized with fluids and electrolytes preoperatively. Surgical site was prepared after clipping the hair and cleansing the skin with antiseptic. Para-vertebral nerve block by using 2% lignocaine hydrochloride was done. A long skin incision starting about eight to ten centimeters below the transverse process of the lumbar vertebrae was made vertically. The abdominal muscles and peritoneum were also incised corresponding to the skin incision. The rumen was fixed with the stay suture with the skin or towel clump. After removing the content of the rumen, it was closed by double lambert suture. Then closing the peritoneam and muscle with cat gut by simple continuous pattern. Skin was sutured with nylon using cross mattress suture. There was no complication after seven days of our follow-up observation. Results indicated that rumenotomy can be an effective in treating or relieving complications secondary to forestomach disorders in cattle. Bovids undergoing rumen surgery had a favorable prognosis for survival and production.