Clinical Studies On Surgical Management Of Ear Affections In Buffalo
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Clinical Studies On Surgical Management Of Ear Affections In Buffalo
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Satpute, A. R.
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Thorat, M. G.
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Veterinary Surgery
Clinical Studies On Surgical Management Of Ear Affections In Buffalo |
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The study entitled “Clinical Studies on Surgical Management of Ear Affections in Buffalo" was undertaken at the Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur. A total number of 221 buffaloes were screened in and around Nagpur city during December 2011 to June 2012. Out of these, 18 clinical cases suffering from ear affections were included in the study. Total 14 cases were suffering from otitis (77.77%) out of which, eleven (78.57%) cases were of otitis externa and three (21.43%) were of chronic otitis externa with otitis media. Two cases of ear pinna abscess (11.11%) and two cases of foreign body lodgment (11.11%) were also recorded. Otitis was predominantly observed in Murrah breed (42.85%) followed by non-descript (35.70%) and Nagpuri (21.45%). The highest incidence of otitis was observed in the age group of 3 to 6 years (57.10%). The examination of ear pinna was carried out in cases having ear affections. In two cases, abscesses of lateral wall of the ear pinna was recorded. Examination of ear canal in two cases revealed foreign bodies obstructing the ear canal. The cases of otitis exhibited various symptoms such as head shaking, intermittent rotation of the head towards the affected side, purulent discharge through the ear canal and scratching of affected ear with the hind leg hooves were commonly observed in all cases of otitis externa. The microbiological investigations indicated a total of 15 isolates from the discharge from the ear canal. The predominant bacteria causing otitis were Staphylococci spp. (n=5, 33.33%), Bacillus spp. (n= 3, 20%), Streptococci spp. (n= 3, 20%), E. coli (n= 2, 13.33%), and Proteus spp. (n= 1, 6.66%) and mixed culture of E. coli and Bacillus spp. (n= 1, 6.66%). Overall antibiotic sensitivity test of bacterial isolates indicated amoxicillin as the most effective (100%) antibiotic followed by norfloxacin (92.86%), enrofloxacin (85.72%), ciprofloxacin (85.72%), gentamycin (64.29%), streptomycin (64.29%), erythromycin (57.15%), and oxytetracycline (50.00%). The haematological parameters viz. haemoglobin, PCV and TEC did not differ significantly in cases of otitis externa, whereas neutrophilia with leucocytosis was observed in cases of otitis The foreign body lodgment was recorded in two cases at the angle of the canal which were retrieved manually. The abscesses of the wall ear pinna recorded in two cases were lanced by usual surgical procedure. Total fourteen cases of otitis were treated initially with conservative treatment. Out of these 14 cases, three cases did not respond to conservative treatment and were subjected to surgical treatment by ear canal lateral wall resection. All the fourteen cases of otitis were subjected to conservative treatment which included clipping of the hair around the external ear orifice cleaning of ear canal with 2% hydrogen peroxide solution and then the ear pinna and vertical ear canal was painted with povidine iodine solution. Depending upon the cultural sensitivity test, antibiotics were selected and administered intramuscularly for ten consecutive days and ear drops were instilled for ten days. Conservative treatment provided satisfactory results in 11 cases and three cases of otitis externa did not respond to the conservative treatment. Surgical intervention was undertaken in these cases. The surgery was performed under sedation with Triflupromazine hydrochloride and local infiltration. All the three cases responded to the surgical intervention and the symptoms of the otitis were not observed after fifteen days postoperatively. All three cases recovered uneventfully with the surgical intervention. The study revealed that the cases of otitis externa can be managed conservatively in the initial stages. However, the chronic or cases refractory to the conservative treatment requires surgical intervention in order to avoid the recurrence of the condition. |
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2017-01-03T16:28:25Z
2017-01-03T16:28:25Z 2012-09-16 |
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Thesis
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http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/94262
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en
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application/pdf
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MAFSU
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