Iudiat J Vet. Surg 391) 75, ore 2018 aD Multiple enterotomies to retrieve linear foreign body in a dog N.VW. Hari Krishna" and M. Chandrasekar? ‘Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chennai -600 007 (TN) "PRD scholar, Department of Clinical Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, “Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai n small animal practice, the most commen indication for intestinal surgery is mechanical obstruction. This paper reports successful treatment a linear intestinal foreign body by multiple enterotomies in an adult bitch ‘A2-yeavold intact femaleDobamanwaighing 24 kg was brought with a history of chronic vorition for 13 days, hutialy, the dogused to vomit immediately after taking food and later onit stated ‘vomiting 30-60 mun after taking food. The anumal stopped defecating for? days. Clinical examination revealed dehydration with symptoms of sunken eyes, congested mucous mambranes and severe ‘wasting Abdomuna palpation revealed a doughy masein the mid abdomen with gas filled mtestinal loopsinthe cranial abdomen Radiography showed loops of intestines filled with gas cranually Based on clinical signs, physical examination and radiography, the case was tentatively diagnosed as intestinal obstruction. ‘The dog was stabilized with Ringers Lactate (RL20 mL/kg but, iv) and prepared for aseptic surgery under general anaesthesia using combination of diazepan (03mglkgbwt im) and Ketamine (5 mg/kgb wt iv). Following celiotomy through mid-ventral incision, the intestines were explored. Enteroplication was observed in distal jejunum, having foreign body with reasonably good intestinal viablity Enterotomy was paformed at the anti-mesentenic border at 3 places to reteve the foreign body, which included a piece of cloth. and socks, The enterotomy incisions were dosed using 3-0 PGA by single layer of Cushing sutures, Gig 1). Theintestinal loops were lavaged with RL solution before repositioning and 30 mL of ‘"Cemerponding author, E-mail: jihanumanhans@yahoo. Rectved: August, 2017 Bg UPhotograph showing dosed multiple entero- tomies metronidazole was dropped into the abdominal cavity. Celiotomy incision was closed as per standard procedure, Postoperatively the dog was administered with Cefotaame (600 mg im for7 days), Tramadol Qmg/kgb set im for3 days) and RL 00 mL. iv.for3 days). Rice gruel was offered on 3" day and the animal was gradually shifted to solid dietby6* day The skin sutures wereremoved on 8 postoperative day. ‘The success rate in foreign body intestinal obstruction decreased with the delay in presentation, and higher mortality rates were recorded in linear foraign body obstruction treated with multiple enterotomies Hayes, 2009) Reference Hayes, G. 2009, Gastrointestinal foreign bodies in doge and cats: A retrospective study of 208 cases. J. Small Anim. Pract. 50: 576-583,