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Surgical Therapy - Teat Laceration

 

  Teat Lacerations. 

           Incidence of teat lacerations is relatively higher in goats due to pendulous udder and long teats.

             In Bovines lacerations may occur due to a direct injury which might even be self inflicted.

            Barbed wire fences, thorny bushes and some agricultural implements may cause deep injuries.

            Deep lacerations which involve mucosa are best sutured with animal in lateral recumbency after deep sedation or local in filtration (Ring block).

            Deep lacerations includes mucosa, submucosa, muscularis and skin (from inner aspect).

            For patency of the teat, teat siphon or scalp vein set can be used.

            After surgical reconstruction teat is squeezed to check any leakage of milk, if leakage exist there may be danger of Fistula formation.

           Suture material used is VICRYL (Polyglactin 910) which is Absorbable Multifilament which take 56-70 days for complete absorption.

            Reference: 

Ruminant surgery by R.P.S. Tyagi


            

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