Considering the rate at which the swelling was growing, it was evident that the body wall muscles had been damaged and weakened. She then opens the skin, identifies the torn muscles and stitches the body wall with strong suture material. Kamau’s cow had an abdominal hernia, which are seen on the body wall, mainly lower abdomen or the sides. They are mostly caused by blunt injury to the body wall or infections that first form deep pus-filled cavities called abscesses. Scrotal and inguinal hernias are mainly seen in pigs where intestinal loops get lodged in the scrotum or inguinal canal.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2020 18:00 UTC