Partial mastectomy as management for unilateral gangrenous mastitis in a lactating Red Sokoto goat

Nura Abubakar; Faruku Bande; Hassan A. Bodinga; Aminu Barmo; Hameed S. Ayobami; M. S. Abubakar

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20200198

Authors

Nura Abubakar Department of Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Faruku Bande Ministry of Animal Health, Sokoto
Hassan A. Bodinga Department of Surgery and Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Aminu Barmo Ministry of Animal Health, Sokoto
Hameed S. Ayobami Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
M. S. Abubakar Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20200198

Keywords:

Mastitis, Mammary gland, Foul smelling discharges, Sensitivity test, Gangrenous

Abstract

A 7-year-old lactating Red Sokoto goat was presented to the veterinary clinic, Aliyu Jodi Road Sokoto, with the complaint of inappetance, weight loss, reduced milk output and foul smelling udder four weeks after kidding. The goat weighed approximately 25 kg. The patient appears dull with rough hair coat, the right mammary gland was necrotic and blue-greenish, atrophied, hardened with a lacerated base, painful to touch with foul smelling. Gangrenous mastitis was diagnosed and animal as scheduled for surgery. The surgery was successfully conducted; the animal was later discharged 16 days post surgery.

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