Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Dr. Jafarsab, Dr. Vijay Kumar CN, Dr. Rajendra Kumar T, Dr. Bhagavantappa B, Dr. Ravindra BG and Dr. Sandeep Halmandge

Abstract:
A buffalo aged 4 years presented to department of Veterinary clinical complex with the history of decreased feed intake, open mouth breathing, passing pelleted faeces, clinical examination revealed increased rectal temperature, forceful expiration, impacted rumen with absence of contractions, on auscultation of heart muffled heart sounds were noticed, electrocardiography revealed monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, leucocytosis and anaemia was evident on haematological examination, biochemically increased levels of ALT, AST, total protein, creatinine and decrease in the levels of albumin and calcium was recorded. Cardiac troponin-I (cTn-I) concentration was increased indicating myocardial damage, ultrasonographic evaluation revealed pericardial effusions and upon post mortem examination abdominal fluid with fibrin strands was noticed.