MECHANICAL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION IN THE CALF- A SHORT NOTE
D T Naik1, Jyothi C2, Rajendra Kumar T3, Vivek kasarallikar4
1) Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Pathology
2) Assistant professor (contractual basis), Department of Veterinary Pathology
3) Assistant professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology
4) Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary clinical complex
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Bidar, Karnataka.
ABSTARCT
Mechanical obstruction of intestine could be congenital or acquired. As a calf was 3 months old, the possibility of congenital obstruction can safely be ruled out (Gant A Sastry). A carcass of three months old ND calf was presented to the Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary college, Bidar, Karnataka with a history of poor appetite, bloated body condition along with paleness of all visible mucous membranes. Bloated body condition (Fig:1) and all the visual mucous membranes were pale . On opening abdominal cavity, there was congestion of mesentery and ballooning of duodenum. The rumen was fully impacted with food material which was watery in nature (Fig:2). Abomasal mucosa showed severe congestion (Fig:3). Liver was slightly enlarged with gall bladder distended (Fig:4). Spleen was pale and there was haemorrhagic enteritis also. Hard dried faecal matter was stucked in the upper portion of small intestine especially duodenum (Fig:5). Both the kidneys were soft and congested (Fig:6). Heart was also congested and lumen showed clotted mass of blood. Tracheal mucosa was slightly congested and both the lungs were congested (Fig:7). In this case, macroscopically the place where obstruction has occurred is found to be distended and contents were hard that pierce the mucosa causing stenosis. These findings were simulated to those of Ganti A Sastry. Finally, the death of the animal was due to mechanical intestinal obstruction leading to toxemia.
Fig: 1: Bloated body condition
Fig:2 Rumen was impacted with food material which was watery in nature
Fig: 3 Abomasal mucosa showed severe congestion
Fig:4: Liver was slightly enlarged.
Fig:5: Hard dried matter was stucked in the upper portion of small intestine especially duodenum
Fig:6: kidney: soft and congested.
Fig:7: lungs were congested
