Vol. 9, Issue 5, Part I (2024)

Author(s): Jeevika PV, Bharathidasan M, Mohamed Ali MG, Arun Prasad A, Jeyaraja K, Shiju Simon M and Tamilmahan P

Abstract: A five-month-old Cane Corso male dog was reported with the history of respiratory distress and exercise intolerance for past one week. Clinical examination revealed cardiac murmur, tachycardia with tachypnea. Survey and contrast radiograph revealed cardiac effacement and gas filled intestinal loops in pericardial sac. Echocardiography revealed ventricular septal defect and intestinal loops in the pericardial sac. Plain Computed Tomography confirmed the condition as PPDH. Animal was premedicated with Inj. Butorphanol 0.2 mg/kg, Inj. Diazepam 0.25 mg/kg, induction with Inj. Propofol 3mg/kg and maintained with Isoflurane and 100% oxygen supplementation in circle system. Cranial celiotomy revealed a ventral diaphragmatic malformation through which the intestinal loops passed into the pericardial sac. Herniated contents were repositioned and the defect was closed by ford interlocking pattern using non absorbable suture polyamide no 1. Celiotomy was closed as per the standard surgical procedure. Immediate postoperative survey radiography revealed mild pneumopericardium and resolved spontaneously without any complications.