SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR SETARIASIS IN A HORSE – A CASE REPORT

D. Mourijavagar; D. Vishnugurubaran; K. Jayakumar; D.T. Kaarthick

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v54i1.165844

Authors

D. Mourijavagar B.V.Sc. Scholar, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal
D. Vishnugurubaran Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu
K. Jayakumar Professor, Department of Surgery, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal
D.T. Kaarthick Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v54i1.165844

Keywords:

Eye worm, Setaria digitata, Horse, Needle paracentesis, Ocular setariasis

Abstract

An 8-year-old male kathiawari horse was presented to Large Animal Surgery Unit of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, with a history of cloudiness and lacrimation of the right eye with worm crawling for the past 3 days. Ophthalmic examination revealed a thread like worm swimming inside the anterior chamber of eye and mild opacity was noticed in the right eye. Under xylazine-ketamine general anaesthesia and proparacaine topical analgesia, the worm was surgical removed by needle paracentesis. Postoperatively, the horse was administered antibiotics and anti-inflammatories along with inj. Tetanus toxoid. The horse was dewormed with oral ivermectin. A complete resolution of lacrimation and corneal opacity was noticed on 20th postoperative day.

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