Vol. 9, Issue 3, Part G (2024)

The study was undertaken on twelve buffaloes weighing 276 to 446 kg, aged between 3-8 years to relieve the esophageal obstruction with use of diazepam as sedative @0.4mg/kg BW and ruminant double drip of ketamine-guaifenesin. Foreign body obstruction was noticed at the thoracic inlet (N=six, 50.00%) followed mid cervical (N=five, 41.66%), and at caudal cervical region (N=one, 8.33%). Esophageal diameter, volume of obstructed material and site of obstruction are corelated with each other for administration of the anaesthetic protocol. All the animals had intraluminal blockage, with 50% showing complete obstruction and 50% showing partial obstruction. Buffaloes which had incomplete obstruction (N=six, 50%) were pre-sedated with diazepam while buffalo which had complete obstruction required ruminant double drip of ketamine-guaifenesin, pre-sedated with diazepam. All the animals underwent haematological examination. Laparo-rumenotomy was performed 24 hrs after anaesthetic protocol and in all 12 cases leather piece was procured from the rumen.