Location: Hari Nagar Colony, Rajpur
Cause/Injury: Ascites
Treatment: Antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-inflammatory medicine and diuretics; drained the excess fluid via a puncture and sprayed the puncture wound with antiseptic
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is an infection of abdominal fluid, called ascites.
The fluid build-up in the abdomen causes a distended stomach. Other clinical signs rising from the underlying cause for ascites (or the ascites itself) include:
• Breathlessness
• Fatigue
• Lack of movement and appetite
• Coughing
• Diarrhoea
• Nausea and vomiting
Chabili showed the signs of ascites and she was in a lot of discomfort. We treated her five times over a period of several days.
We drained the excess fluids as part of her ongoing treatment, spraying the puncture with antiseptic spray, and she was given diuretics to prevent the excess build-up. We also treated the infection that was causing the ascites.
Chabili’s caregiver, a teenager called Shivam Kumar, shared the following message: "My brother called you when Chabili became ill, and you came to treat her. Her stomach was filled with water, and all the veins had tightened. Her legs had bumps and the flesh inside her body had started to decay. The doctor came and treated her five times in total.
The water was removed by a syringe inserted in her stomach. Chabili is fine now. If there is an issue in the future, I will call you.”
Shivam’s message for all of us is to serve and have compassion for those who cannot speak, to adopt small puppies, and to drive carefully and save the lives of these voiceless animals.
It is our mission to create our own Braj Animal Care sanctuary here in Vrindavan where these stray Brajwasis, especially those with lifelong disabilities, can live permanently.