Tail amputation - management of tumour like growth in tail of the cross-bred cows

Abstract

Diseases of the tail are common in cattle. They are prone to various affections like dermatitis, trauma, fracture, paralysis, luxation, necrosis, gangrene, diskospondylitis, tumours and tail rot. Tail affections may be treated conservatively or by amputation cranial to the affected area. Two cross-bred cows were referred and presented to the veterinary dispensary with the history of tumour like growth in the tail affecting the locomotion of the tail. Tumours were ulcerated and infested with maggots. Amputation of tail was done cranial to the affected part and given broad-spectrum antibiotics and NSAIDs for 5 and 3 days respectively. Both the animals recovered uneventfully.