author(s)
Dr. M Gokulakrishnan, Dr. M Bharathidasan, Dr. Mohammed Ali, VR Santhosh, Dr. Mohamed Shafiuzama and Dr. C Niranjana

abstract
A six years old non descriptive intact male dog weighing 19 kg was brought to Madras Veterinary Teaching Hospital at small animal surgery outpatient unit with the history of progressive submandibular swelling for the past ten days following dog bite. On clinical examination, a soft fluctuating mass was palpable on the right submandibular region. The swelling was cold and non-painful. A routine blood profile was done to assess the health of the animal. Survey radiographs of skull lateral, ventro-dorsal and thorax lateral were done to rule out any bony involvement and cardio-pulmonary status which revealed no abnormalities. Fine needle aspiration was done to assess the nature of the exudate wherein neutrophilic infiltration was observed which confirmed the diagnosis as salivary mucocele. Surgical excision of salivary mucocele was performed and en bloc resection of the affected glands, both submandibular and sublingual gland. A drain tube was placed in order to facilitate drainage. Post-operative antibiotics were continued for one week. Periodic surgical wound dressing were done on alternate days. No evidence of recurrence of salivary mucocele was observed and the animal had an uneventful recovery without any complications.