Abstract:
Caesarian
section
(hysterectomy)
is mostly performed
as a surgical
removal
of a fu IIterm foetus or foetuses
other than by the normal
vaginal
route of pregnant
fe-
males.
A
number
of complications
of caesarian
sec-
tion in does have been reported
(Gyang,
1991), these
include
metritis,
pyometra,
abdominal
adhesions
and
wound dehiscence.
Tetanus
is a common
post-operative
complication
in
horses although
it is also found in other large animals
and in man
(Gyang,
1991; Radostit
et
01.,
J
997). Mor-
tality from tetanus
is highest
in ruminants
at 80%. In
cattle, the disease
is associated
with parturition
or sur-
gical intervention.
In pigs, sheep and goats, it is asso-
ciated with castration,
infection
of the umblicus,
or
dehorning
or
disbudding.
In fully developed
tetanus
the muscular
spasms,
the prolapse
of the third eyelid
and a recent history of accidental
injury or surgery
are
characteristic
findings.
