JP Kachhawa¹*, Kapil Kachawaha², RK Soni³, Jamata Ram³ and Sandeep Gautam³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan, India
²Veterinary Officer, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan, India
³M.V.Sc. Scholar, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan, India

*Corresponding Author: JP Kachhawa, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Rajasthan, India.

Received: July 15, 2021; Published: July 29, 2021

Abstract

An 11 year old thoroughbred mare was presented in veterinary Clinical Complex of College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner with a history of abdominal pain. The mare was examined clinical and the condition is diagnosed as colic. The animal was kicking and rolling over the ground due to severe pain and treatment for colic was initiated immediately. Soon after, she was fall down and her respiratory rate increased suddenly and started trembling. She became recumbent and died within 10 minutes. A 22 cm long rent and rupture of the diaphragm was found in post mortem examination. The lungs were completely collapsed and there was severe hemothorax. The cause of death was determined to be hemorrhagic shock and asphyxia due to lungs collapse.

Keywords: Diaphragm; Horse; Rupture; Sudden Death

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Citation

Citation: JP Kachhawa. “Sudden Death of a Mare Caused by Rupture of Diaphragm". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 3.8 (2021): 53-55.

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Copyright: © 2021 JP Kachhawa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.