Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine (May 2017)

Surgical Removal of Necrosed Venom Gland in Indian Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja)- A Case Report

  • Rohit RAJ,
  • Prasenjit MUKHERJEE,
  • Shubhamitra CHAUDHURI,
  • Siddhartha BASU,
  • Uttam DATTA

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:12307
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 74, no. 1
pp. 126 – 128

Abstract

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An Indian spectacled cobra (Naja naja) with necrosed venom gland along with soft tissue mass was successfully removed surgically under general anesthesia by ketamine hydrochloride (50 mg/kg). Post operative care and management were performed by keeping the animal in captivity. Inj. Enrofloxacin® (10mg/kg) and Inj. Meloxicam® (0.2mg/kg) were administered post operatively. The snake was set free in the wild after complete recovery.

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