Successful management of a delayed case of a corneal foreign body in a cow

Authors : Mujeeb-ur-Rehman FAZILI, Bashir Ahmed BUCHOO, Hiranya Kumar BHATTACHARYYA

Pages : 295-298

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A crossbred Jersey cow had been suffering from severe pain for 3 days due to a corneal foreign body. Tranquilization using intravenous triflupromazine insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20 mg); followed by Peterson nerve block with 2% lidocaine hydrochloride insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13 mL); facilitated examination of the eye and removal of a 12-mm-long insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7 mm penetrated plus 5 mm protruding out); dry plant awn from the cornea. Corneal opacity was noted around the puncture site. Direct ophthalmoscopy did not reveal any abnormality in the ocular media. Topical gentamycin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 mg/mL); and systemic gentamycin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5 mg/kg);, along with meloxicam insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.2 mg/kg); for 3 days, followed insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(on the basis of antibiotic sensitivity); by topical chloramphenicol insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5%); for 2 weeks healed the site. Complete resolution of the opacity took an additional 15 days.
Keywords : Key words Foreign body, cornea, cow, opacity, Peterson block