VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

Foreign bodies-pathology

FOREIGN BODIES

• Grass pieces ,splinters of bone quills, wood pieces, bullets and carbon particles are usaually seen. Some times pieces from dog chain and belts are also reported.
• The animal's attempts to expel or encapsulate the foreign material results in  open wound followed by infection with bacteria .Further injury will be  caused when the animal attempts to  dislodge the foreign body.