The case           A four-month-old female Pitbull, Tiana with a history of jumping from a cot two hours ago and limping on the left hind limb ever since. Physical examination revealed grade 3 lameness, pain on palpation of the left stifle and an unusual, mobile bony prominence at the l…

Animal bites in dogs, cats and in large animals are one of the most common presentations a veterinarian receives in his practice. Here's a case of a three-year old Indie, mother of two puppies, surviving a leopard attack and finding a safer home and a loving caretaker two weeks l…

As I have confessed to many before, I’m no epitome of Veterinary surgical practice. Very few in their right mind would nominate me as one. However, ‘pragmatic’ would be a more apt adjective for my description. Apart from the chosen profession and a smidge of knowledge regardin…

“Stimulus-independent thought” or “mind wandering” or ‘Day Dreaming’ appears to be our brains’ default mode of operation as we, human beings spend a lot of time thinking about what is not going on around us, contemplating events that ha…

Corneal sequestrum is a rare condition of cats, and is also known as superficial focal necrosis, corneal nigrum, and partial corneal mummification among other colloquial names. It is clinically characterized by necrosis of…