Surgical management of enterocutaneous fistula secondary to dog bite wound in a malabari goat

Abstract

Enterocutaneous fistula is a rare case reported in animals. The underlying cause for the development of enterocutaneous fistula varies with every case. The goat was presented with the history of passing greenish fluid via a wound in the right lateral abdominal wall which occurred before one week due to dog bite. Clinical examination revealed normal physical parameters. The animal was having a normal feed intake with normal defecation and urination. Pain evinced on palpation of the wound followed by passing of greenish fluid through the wound. From the history and clinical examination the condition was tentatively diagnosed as a case of enterocutaneous fistula and decided to perform an emergency exploratory coeliotomy to correct the condition. A right flank coeliotomy was performed by making an incision across the wound. The necrosed ends of the intestine was resected along with the accompanying mesentery. The ends of the resected intestine was anastomosed. The abdominal wall muscles were closed in the standard surgical protocol. Post-operatively animal was treated with antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Animal made an uneventful recovery after the course of antibiotics along with supportive therapy.