MANAGEMENT OF SOME SWELLINGS IN THE HEAD AND NECK REGIONS IN RUMINANTS

The swellings in the head and neck regions were dealt with in 46 ruminant animals (4 bufaloes, 8 cattle, 9 camels, 15 sheep and 10 goats). These swellings were - abscesses, cysts, ectasia of the parotid duct and neoplasms. Special attention was needed not only in the differential diagnosis but also for opening and evacuation of the large abscesses in the paratid region and those in close association with the jugular vein to avoid injury of the parotid salivary glands and the large blood vessels. Total excision was a radical approach for some abscesses such as those of caseous lymphadenitis. Ectasia of the duct of the parotid salivary gland is to be considered while dealing with the huge swellings on the sides of the face in buffaloes. The retrograde injection of tincture of iodine and ligation of the duct after excision of the dilated duct could be considered a practical intervention for treatment of ectasia of the parotid duct. Total excision was the treatment of choice for the epithelial cysts in the cranial cervical region in goats. Lipoma was detected caudo-dorsally on the head; betweem the ears of one-year-old cattle calf. The swelling was more or less pedunculated discoid mass. Excision of the lipoma was easy where it was not attached to the skin or the underlying tissues.