Vol. 7, Issue 3 (2019)
Successful therapeutic management of neonatal tetanus in goat
Author(s): Siddiqui MFMF, Shaikh SR, Sakhare MP, Digraskar SU, Borikar ST, Syed AM, Tawheed AS and TS Khawale
Abstract: A fifteen days old Osmanabadi kid was presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani with history of anorexia, stiffness in hind limbs, opisthotonus, anuria and absence of defecation. After taking detailed history, it was revealed that they did unhygienic cutting of umbilical cord after birth. On clinical examination kid showed stiffness in hind limbs, trismus, opisthotonus, wooden horse appearance and prolapse of third eye lid. The physiological parameters revealed that the rectal temperature was 102 °F, respiration rate 24/ minutes and pulse rate125/ minute. On the basis of history and clinical examination, the case was diagnosed as Neonatal Tetanus. The kid was treated with Tetanus Antitoxin and Procaine penicillin thrice a day and supportive therapy of Deriphylline, Meloxicam, Multivitamin, Diazepam and saline dextrose for seven days. Clinical improvement was seen on second day onwards after treatment as movement in limbs, improvement in feeding, normal urination & defecation.
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Siddiqui MFMF, Shaikh SR, Sakhare MP, Digraskar SU, Borikar ST, Syed AM, Tawheed AS, TS Khawale. Successful therapeutic management of neonatal tetanus in goat. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(3):151-152.
