author(s)
Hemanta Baruah, Bedanta Pathak, Himanta Gogoi, Anurag Borthakur, Madhurima Bhajoni and N Manoranjan Singh

abstract
The case relates to a 3 year old pregnant heifer in which the fetus had died in the uterus and was diagnosed 24 days past the actual date of delivery. The diagnosis was made through rectal palpation, which indicated no sign of any movement of the foetus. Upon diagnosis, the foetus, found to be mummified, was removed through surgical intervention. After proper restraint of the heifer, epidural anaesthesia followed by L Block anaesthesia of the left flank region of the para lumber fossa was done to carry out the caesarean section. A ventro-lateral oblique incision was made on the abdomen, uterus was located and was carefully cut horizontally to remove the foetus from inside the uterus. The foetus, mummified and covered with dried thick placenta, was vertically cut into two pieces to facilitate proper removal. The uterus was sutured using continuous lambert pattern and the abdominal muscles were patched through continuous interrupted suture using catgut no. 1. Post-surgical treatment was given accordingly.