Management of Scrotal Hernia in 6 and 9 Months Old Oudah Rams: A Case Report
Published: 2019-09-11
Page: 60-65
Issue: 2019 - Volume 2 [Issue 2]
Nura Abubakar *
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Hassan Abubakar Bodinga
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Shehu Sidi
Department of Theriogenology and Animal Production, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
A. S. Yakubu
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
A. A. Abubakar
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: To describe the scrotal hernia in 6 and 9 months old rams and their management case.
Presentation: A 6 and 9months old oudah rams were presented to the large animal unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, with the complaint of testicular swelling. The cause of swelling was not certain but one of the rams (9 months old) was initially taken to “non-veterinarian”. Attempt to correct the hernia by the non-veterinarian failed. The animal was then presented to the hospital. Scrotal hernia was diagnosed on examination and herniorrhaphy was carried out to correct the defect. The animals were hospitalized for postsurgical care management and daily assessment revealed progressive healing of the surgical site until sutures were removed. Animals were discharged 10 days after the surgery and no evidence of recurrence.
Conclusion: This article presents the successful surgical management of scrotal hernia in 6 and 9 months old oudah rams.
Keywords: Oudah rams, inguinal hernia, herniorrhaphy.