Archive · 18 Jul 2026
Male Buffalo Rescued After Rare Surgery
A special buffalo in India got very sick because it ate too much rice and a sweet dish called payasam during a religious event.
The food got stuck in its stomach and made it very sick.
Doctors had to do a special surgery to take out six big buckets of the undigested food.
The buffalo is now getting better and is being taken care of by the doctors.
The doctors also told people not to feed too much sweet or cooked food to animals because it can make them very sick.
A sacred male buffalo in Karnataka's Chitradurga district developed severe digestive complications from overeating rice and payasam.
Veterinarians performed a rumenotomy to remove six buckets of undigested food from the buffalo's stomach.
The surgery was successful, and the buffalo is showing significant signs of recovery.
The incident occurred after the buffalo consumed a large quantity of food during a religious event.
Veterinary officials appealed to the public to avoid feeding excessive quantities of cooked food or sweets to animals.
- Who
- Veterinary team led by Dr. Vijaykumar
- What
- Performed a rumenotomy to remove undigested food from a sacred male buffalo
- When
- After 10 days of undigested food causing severe bloating
- Where
- Nagasamudra village, Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka
- Why
- To save the buffalo from life-threatening digestive complications
- Location
- Nagasamudra village, Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka
- Animal
- Sacred male buffalo (Devara Kona)
- Condition
- Severe bloating and digestive complications from overeating rice and payasam
- Treatment
- Rumenotomy surgery to remove undigested food
- Amount Removed
- Six buckets of undigested food
- Surgery Team
- Led by Assistant Director of Animal Husbandry Dr. Vijaykumar
- Recovery Status
- Showing significant signs of recovery