<div>Background: A Jersey Cross bred heifer (3 years) was presented to Large Animal Obstetrical Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu with a bilaterally distended abdomen suffering from dystocia. The present work was aimed to study the diagnosis and effect of therapeutic intervention for dropsy of fetal membranes and fetus.&nbsp; 
 
Methods: The animal was observed for general examination and subjected to clinical investigation. Vaginal examination revealed patent vaginal passage with dilated cervix. Fetal head could be palpable on further deep vaginal examination. In addition, a uterine tear was also palpable on the lateral side of the birth canal at 5&rsquo; O&rdquo; clock position. 
 
Result: Based on the clinical observations, the case was diagnosed as dystocia due to dropsy of fetal membranes with uterine tear. The animal was restrained and stabilized with 3 L of Inj. Normal saline intravenously. Under paravertebral nerve block cesarean section was performed and a dead male fetus with hydrocephalus was removed. Approximately about 280 L of mixed fetal fluids were drained. Postoperatively the animal was treated for seven days and the animal had uneventful recovery after 2 weeks of suture removal.</div>

Dropsy of Fetal Membranes Combined with Hydrocephalus in a Jersey Crossbred Heifer

Background: Studies on the bacterial diseases from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are scanty and have only two reports recorded during 1996 and 1999. A case of emaciation and abdominal dropsy caused by different strains of Aeromonas hydrophila was recorded by earlier workers in the Andaman, Islands. In the present work, a similar disease syndrome was recorded in Barbonymus gonionotus and Cyprinus carpio var. Koi. The present study served to investigate the disease&rsquo;s cause and the pathogen associated with it. 
 
Methods: This study details the isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of three bacterial pathogens associated with emaciated, tail rot syndrome (ETS) and big belly syndrome (BBS) in B. gonionotus and C. carpio var. Koi&nbsp; respectively. Histology and re-infectivity study was also done for the infected host tissues and with Catla catla fingerlings. 
 
Result: This study constitutes the first report of three bacterial pathogens from the Andaman Islands, India viz., Aeromonas veronii, Aeromonas sp. and Pseudomonas alcaligenes causing emaciation and abdominal dropsy, with biochemical, molecular, histopathological and experimental challenge study evidence.

First Report of Two Bacterial Diseases from the Freshwater Fishes of the Andaman Islands, India

<div style="text-align: justify;">A non-descript doe was presented with the complaint of excessive bilateral abdominal distension and with unknown breeding history. Ultrasound examination revealed excessive anechoic area in uterus along with two fetuses. On caesarean section, dropsy of amnion was observed and one normal fetus co-twin with &ldquo;bulldog&rdquo; anasarcous fetus was removed.</div>

Dropsy of Fetal Membranes Combined with Hydrocephalus in a Jersey Crossbred Heifer

First Report of Two Bacterial Diseases from the Freshwater Fishes of the Andaman Islands, India

A Rare Case of Dystocia Due to Hydroamnion Coupled with Fetal Anasarca in a Doe