Article Details Date: 26-05-2026 12:00:00

Case Report (Published online: 26-05-2026)
TOTAL INTRAVENOUS ANAESTHESIA (TIVA) FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A DEEP LACERATED WOUND IN A KATHIAWARI MARE – A CASE REPORT
Soumya Ramankutty, Nijin Jos B. M, Gokul P, Subin Babu, Anna Wilson, Laiju M Philip, Reji Varghese, Sivanarayanan, T. B., M. K Narayanan, S Anoop
jivaonline, 79-83
Soumya Ramankutty, Nijin Jos B. M, Gokul P, Subin Babu, Anna Wilson, Laiju M Philip, Reji Varghese, Sivanarayanan, T. B., M. K Narayanan, S Anoop: Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Mannuthy Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

Abstract

A 6-year-old female Kathiawari horse was presented at TVCC, Mannuthy, with a wound on its rump caused by a fall of a roofing sheet. Examination revealed an extensive lacerated wound on the rump. Surgical correction was done under general anaesthesia using a total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) protocol. Butorphanolxylazine premedication followed by diazepam- ketamine induction brought the horse to lateral recumbency. Anaesthesia was maintained using glyceryl guaiacolateketamine-xylazine ‘triple drip’. This case report places on record, successful surgical management of a lacerated wound in horse with a total intravenous anaesthesia protocol.

Keywords : Horse, TIVA, Guaiphenesin- Ketamine-Xylazine, triple drip

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Article history: Received: 29-04-2026, Accepted : 29-04-2026, Published online: 26-05-2026

Corresponding author: Soumya Ramankutty