Abstract

A three year old male Spitz dog’s carcass was presented to the Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy. On detailed postmortem examination of the carcass, fang marks were noticed near the medial canthus of the right eye. The visceral organs such as lungs, kidneys and liver showed severe congestion. Histopathological examination revealed interstitial haemorrhages in kidneys, sinusoidal congestion in liver and congestion in lungs. Based on detailed postmortem examination and histopathological examination, the case was diagnosed as snake envenomation by haemotoxic group of snakes.

Keywords : Fang marks, sinusoidal congestion, snake envenomation