SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CYLINDRICAL UMBILICAL HERNIA IN A THREE DAY OLD WEST AFRICAN DWARF KID

A three day old West African Dwarf kid was presented at the Large Animal Unit of the University of Ilorin Veterinary Teaching Hospital with complaint of a mass protruding from the lower abdomen. On physical examination, a cylindrical mass of 8.7 cm in length and 2.4 cm in diameter was seen protruding at the umbilicus. The sac was pinkish, thin and warm to touch. The hernia was not reducible when the patient was placed on dorsal recumbency with slight manipulation. Anaesthesia was achieved by ring block and linear infiltration of the fundus with 2% lignocaine, supported by physical restraint. The hernia was successfully reduced and healing was uneventful.