Vets remove 7-kg tumour from buffalo at Lalari hospital

Doctors at the Government Veterinary Hospital in Lalari village, Haroli subdivision, successfully removed a tumour weighing approximately 7 kg from the urinary tract of a buffalo. The complex surgery was performed by a team led by Veterinary Gynecologist Dr Anoop Ruthwal and Dr Manoj Sharma.

Deputy Director of the Una Animal Health and Husbandry Department, Dr Vinay Kumar Sharma, stated that the buffalo was brought to the hospital in critical condition, necessitating immediate surgical intervention to save its life. He highlighted that the hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment conforming to European standards, including multi-parameter monitoring systems, inhalation anaesthesia machines, X-ray and ultrasound equipment, ECG and echocardiography machines, as well as clinical biochemistry testing facilities.

Dr Sharma added that the Lalari Veterinary Hospital boasts a team of multi-specialty doctors specialising in veterinary surgery, medicine, and pathology. The hospital routinely performs a wide range of procedures, including orthopaedic, soft tissue, tumour, eye, nose, throat, and reproductive tract surgeries.

He also mentioned that a mobile veterinary van attached to the hospital provides on-call services to local farmers, accessible via the toll-free number 1962. The Deputy Director emphasised that the facility has become a lifeline for sick, diseased, and injured animals, not just in Una district but also in Kangra, Hamirpur, and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh, as well as neighbouring areas of Punjab.