Surgical correction of a double congenital hernia in a veal calf

This clinical case report describes the rare occurrence and successful surgical manage-ment of two simultaneous congenital hernias, umbilical and perineal, in a crossbred vealcalf. At 5 days of age, the animal, weighing approximately 40 kg, showed visible swellingin the umbilical and perineal regions together with a congenital tail malformation. Aftercareful clinical evaluation, the calf was sedated, and an umbilical herniorrhaphy using an autologous peritoneal flap was performed. For the perineal hernia, necrotic tissuewas debrided, and the defect was repaired by suturing the pelvic diaphragm and closingthe superficial layers with standard suture patterns. Postoperative care included multi-modal analgesia, antibiotics and wound management. Follow-up examinations at 7 and90 days confirmed complete functional recovery without complications. Histologicaland serological tests excluded infectious or neoplastic aetiologies, and it was not pos-sible to identify a common cause for the two abnormalities. Nevertheless, the outcomesupports surgical treatment as the first-choice option for resolving congenital hernias in cattle.