Surgical management of ileocaeco-colic intussusception in labrador retriever pup: A case report

Abstract

A three-month-old female Labrador Retriever puppy was presented to Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education Research, Puducherry with the history of inappetence, tenesmus, haematochezia and protrusion of cylindrical mass from the anus for past one month. The animal was previously treated but recurrence noticed. Clinical examination revealed protrusion of the mass from rectum, abdominal pain and bloody mucoid diarrhoea. Ultrasonographic examination shown characteristic ‘target sign’ confirming the case as Intussusception. Under general anaesthesia, exploratory laparotomy was performed and the intussusception was corrected. Post operatively, antibiotics and analgesia were administered for 5 and 3 days along with fluid therapy. The skin sutures were removed on 10th post-operative day and the animal made an uneventful recovery.