| Lecture no | Topics |
| Introduction, history of Surgery. Veterinary surgery in particular | |
| 2 | General surgical principles, preoperative and postoperative considerations |
| 3 | Asepsis and Antisepsis and their application in veterinary surgery. Sterilization of surgical material and instruments |
| 4-5 | Inflammation |
| 6-7 | Wound classification, symptoms, diagnosis, Treatment. Complications and their prevention and remedies |
| 8 | Aetiology, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of abscess, ulcers, sinus, fistula |
| 9-10 | Aetiology, clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of cyst, haematoma, tumour, gangrene, hernia etc |
| 11 | Haemorrhage, local and systemic treatment for control of haemorrhage |
| 12-13 | Burns, scalds, frost bite. Degree of burns, patho physiological changes during burns. Management of burns |
| 14 | Shock, Pathophysiology and treatment of shock |
| 15-16 | Fracture. Aetilogy, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and healing and complications |
| 17 | Dislocation, affections of joints |
| 18-19 | Importance of Sutures, suturing materials and different knots |
| 20 | Surgical affections, prevention and management, surgical affections of muscles, arteries and veins. |
| 21 | Development of anesthesia and its importance in veterinary surgery. General considerations, type of anesthesia and definition |
| 22 | Selection of anesthetic and methods of administration. Preparation of patient for anesthesia |
| 23 | Local anesthesia, drugs used in local anesthesia and different techniques ie Surface and field blocks |
| 24-25 | Regional blocks- Petersons technique, corneal nerve block, Paravertebral, spinal, extra and epidural block |
| 26 | Narcosis and premedication in domestic animals |
| 27-28 | General anesthesia, definition, methods of inducing general anesthesia, anesthetic drugs and dissociative anesthesia |
| 29 | Inhalation anesthesia, its method of administration in horse cattle and dog |
| 30 | Electro anesthesia, acupuncture and hypothermia |
| 31 | Anesthetic emergencies and remedies |
| 32 | Chemical restraint of wild/ zoo animals and anesthesia of large animals |
| Practical no | Topic |
| 1 | Introduction to layout of operation theatre, common equipments, surgical instruments |
| 2 | Restraint, positioning, bandaging and catheterization, etc |
| 3 | Operation theatre routines |
| 4 | Preparation of surgical pack and sterilization |
| 5 | Familiarization with various suture materials, sutures |
| 6 | Tying surgical knots, double hand, single hand etc |
| 7 | Tension sutures, bowel and uterine sutures (practicals of anesthesia) |
| 8 | Demonstration of surgical operations, control of hemorrhage, suturing, etc |
| 9 | Initiation to live surgery |
| 10 | Familiarization with anesthetic apparatus, endotracheal devise, larynogoscope, gadgets for monitoring |
| 11 | Administration of inhalant anesthetics by various methods small animals. (Demonstration and practice) |
| 12 | Methods of local infiltration (Ring block, diamond block, t block etc) (Demonstration and practice) |
| 13 | Epidural and paravertebral analgesia in cattle (Demonstration and practice) |
| 14 | Preparation, calculation of dose and induction of anesthesia in large animals |
| 15 | Regional block, Intravenous retrograde regional anesthesia, cattle (Demonstration and practice) |
| 16 | Demonstration of monitoring of general anesthesia and management of anesthetic emergencies. Use of artificial respiration etc |
| 17 | Chemical restraint of lab and wild animals (Visit to wild animal facility envisaged) ( also can arrange demonstration by an expert) |
| Practical no | Topic |
| 1 | Exploration of the mouth and use of various mouth gags. |
| 2 | Amputation of tongue, partial glossectomy for milk suckling in cattle,(operation for crib- biting) |
| 3 | Resection of nasal septum in cattle, puncturing of nasal septa for nose-ring, trephining of sinuses in various species(bovine and equine) |
| 4 | Amputation of horn.(flap method and saw method), debudding. |
| 5 | Ligation of Stenson’s duct. |
| 6 | Tooth rasping, otoscopy in dogs and cattle. |
| 7 | Operation of ear hematoma and ear cropping in dogs. |
| 8 | Zepp’s operation in dog. Drainage of chronic otitis in cattle. |
| 9 | Tracheoctomy and tacheostomy, tracheoscopy and bronchoscopy. Oesophagoscopy and oesophagotomy. |
| 10 | Opthalmoscopy and tonometry, tests for blindness. Operation for entropion and ectropion. |
| 11 | Keratocentesis, operation for corneal ulcer( conjunctivo keratoplasty). Protection and bandaging of eye. |
| 12 | Enucleation of the eye, extripation of the eye, |
| 13 | Amputation of tail. |
| 14 | Operation for draining the guttural pouch. hyovettebrotomy |
| Lecture no | Topics |
| 1 | Surgical approaches to thorax. General considerations of thoracic surgery |
| 2 | Contusions and fracture of rib, injuries of costal cartilage, fracture of sternum, perforated wounds, sternal fistula, pneumocele |
| 3 | Surgical approach to traumatic pericarditis of cattle, heartworm disease in dogs |
| 4 | Surgical approach to abdomen in various species in of animals Hernia, its classification, etiology, diagnosis, treatment in various species |
| 5 | Specific hernias: umbilical, perineal (other) ventral, inguinal, crural, pelvic and diaphragmatic hernia in large and small animals |
| 6 | Surgical affections of stomach (in dog) cardiac, pyloric stenosis, torsion of stomach, gastric ulceration, stomach tumour, foreign bodies in stomach |
| 7 | Surgical treatments for affections of stomach in ruminants, rumenal impaction, traumatic reticilitis, abomasal displacement, omasal impaction. |
| 8 | Surgical affections of intestine, colic, intestinal obstruction, intussusceptions, strangulation (volvulus) in large and small animals |
| 9 | Cecal dilatation, torsion, typlilitis, perforation of intestine, perforating wounds and fistula and abdomen. Affections of rectum, prolepses, tumour, tear of rectum, atresia ani, atresis ani et recti, et coli. Affections of anal gland |
| 10 | Abscess (supra rectal), recto vaginal fistula, paralysis of rectum, haemorroids, stenosis of rectum and anus. Surgical affections of liver, spleen, pancreas. Surgical affections of kidney, ureter, urinary bladder |
| 11 | Urolithiasis, urethral stenosis, their sequele and surgical treatment |
| 12 | Surgical affections of penis and sheath. Affections of testicle, scrotum, castration in large and small animals |
| 13 | Spaying in various species, their purpose, techniques and complications. Surgical affections of udder, teat. Affections of tail |
| 14 | Lameness its classification, definition and confirmation in relation to lameness. |
| 15 | Body confirmation in relation to lameness (hind limb). Diagnosis or lameness. General medical therapy in lameness. |
| 16 | Specific joint diseases in large animals and treatment. |
| 17 | Specific joint diseases in dogs and treatment. (inter vertebral disk protrusion, spondylosis,elbow and hip dysplasia, rupture of cruciate ligament, etc). |
| 18 | Application of external and internal fixation for fracture, their adventage and disadvantage. Rehabilitation. |
| 19 | Shoulder slip sweeny), bicipital bursitis, omarthritis, caped elbow, radial paralysis, carpalitis, bent knee, knock knee. |
| 20 | Hygroma of knee, open knee joint. Fracture of carpal bone, fracture of accessory carpal, contraction of digital flexors. |
| 21 | Splints, sore shin, tendonitis, wind puffs, sesamoiditis. |
| 22 | Osslets, ringbone, Quitter, side bones, Navicular disease, Pyramidal disease, fracture of extensor process. |
| 23 | Laminitis, Sand Crack, Seedy toe, fracture of third phalanx, pedal osteitis. |
| 24 | Canker, thrush and corn. |
| 25 | Monday morning disease, cording up, myositis of Psoss muscle, iliac thrombosis. |
| 26 | Crural paralysis, sub-luxation of sacro-iliac ligament, rupture of round ligament, trochanteric bursitis. |
| 27 | Femoral nerve paralysis, upward luxation of patella, stringhalt. |
| 28 | Gonits, chrondromalacia of patella, fracture of fibula, rupture of tendo- Achilles, rupture of peroneus tertius, fibrotic myopathy and ossifying myopathy. |
| 29 | Thoroughpin, bog spavin, spavin, curb. |
| 30 | Bovine lameness, contusions of sole, ulceration of sole, Septic laminitis. Chronic laminitis, avulsion of hoof and declawing. Interdigital fibroma, cyst, sand crack. Hoof deformities. |
| 31 | Therapeutic shoes and corrective shoeing. |
| 32 | Examination of animal of soundness and preparation of soundness certificate. |
| Practical no | Topic |
| 1 | Familiriasation with the landmarks for the approach to various visceral organs, thoraco-centesis, abdomino-centesis. Laparatomy and visulisation of viscera.(gastrotomy in dogs), small animals. |
| 2 | Laparotomy and palpation of viscera- large animals. |
| 3 | Urethrotomy, castration, vasectomy, caudectomy. |
| 4 | Ovario-hysterectomy. |
| 5 | Thoracotomy( demonstration) |
| 6 | Cystotomy and cystorraphy (demonstration) |
| 7 | Spleenectomy. |
| 8 | Examination of horse for confirmation of body. (head, trunk, forelimb and hind limb) and diagnosis of lameness. |
| 9 | Plaster of Paris cast of limb in dogs. Plaster of Paris bandage in claves. |
| 10 | Familiarisation with various orthopaedic instruments. Hanging pin cast. Transfixation pinning. |
| 11 | Intramedullary pinning in dogs.(demonstration) |
| 12 | Application of k- nail in calves.(demonstration) |
| 13 | Neurectomies of forelimbs. Neurectomies of hind limbs. |
| 14 | Demonstration of corrective shoeing. Examination and preparation of bovine foot. (demonstration).. |
| 15 | Amputation of hoof in calves. |
| 16 | Amputation of limbs. |
| 17 | Demonstration of various surgical shoes and their uses. Examination of horse for soundness and preparation of certificate for soundness. |
| 18 | Tenotomies, suturing of tendon, shortening of tendon. Medial patellar desmotomy. |