Right Multiple Ventro-lateral Traumatic Abdominal Hernia in a 1½ -Year-Old Balami Ram: A Case Report

Abstract

Hernia is a word derived from Latin refering to “bud” or “offshoot.” Acquired hernia can be due to trauma, excessive abdominal distension, frequent over feeding, pregnancy or trauma. The condition is reported to be common in dogs and pigs but less so in other domestic animals. A Balami ram, was presented with a chief complaint of a large bulge on the right side of the abdomen. The client revealed that, the condition was first noticed about 5 months prior to presentation as a small swelling. The ram was said to had been involved in a fight with its pen mate a bull. The patient was aseptically prepared for surgery, drapped and longitudinal skin incision made on each identified bulge, the hernia contents were evaluated and returned into their normal anatomical positions. The peritoneal sheet was then closed and the hernia ring edges refreshed and subsequently apposed using chromic catgut size 2 suture material. An uneventful recovery was achieved. We recommend that, rams should not be housed together with bulls.