SURVIVAL OF EQUINE WITH SEVERED JUGULAR VEIN
J.
R. FREAN and M. DE LANGE
Ermelo
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Case. -
A few-days-old filly.
History. - One morning last spring a farmer brought in to Ermelo
by motor lorry (a distance of about forty miles) the filly which had
been discovered that morning staggering about in a weak condition,
apparently from loss of blood from a jagged wound in the neck. The
owner did not interfere in any way and simply loaded the filly into
a lorry and brought her in.
Examination revealed a
jagged wound in the lower left part of the neck
across the jugular groove
and dangling over the
wound was f rom two to
three inches of the distal
portion of the jugular
vein, in which a clot had
formed. This length of
vein is seen clearly in the
accompanying photograph.
The vein was completely
severed and the proximal
end had apparently withdrawn into the jugular
groove. It was not visible and we, naturally, did
not search for it.
Treatment consisted of
ligation through the clot
and suturing the wound.
A week after the occurrence the owner informed us that a diffuse
oedematous swelling had developed above the wound, extending to the
parotid and submaxillary regions . This disappeared subsequently and
an uneventful recovery occurred.
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