Trichobezoars in Goat Kid - A Case Report

A non descriptive one month old goat kid was presented to the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Hospital with a history of anorexia, high temperature and emaciated. On clinical examination it was dehydrated and anemic and the condition is deteriorated and suffering with respiratory distress leading to death of kid. On postmortem examination reveled that, there was two hard balls, in the rumen. The hairballs occupied most of the rumen leaving little space for food and therefore, it was considered to be the cause of the in-appetence.