A 4 year old sow owned by a farmer was atttended with the history of farrowing 12 hours ago and complaint of anorexia, restlessness, inattentive to her piglets and agalactia. The rectal temperature was elevated with visible congested mucus membrane. The mammary glands were swollen with pain on touch. Foul smelling mucopurulent vaginal discharge was also noticed. Based on the clinical signs, the case was tentatively diagnosed as Mastitis-metritis-agalactia syndrome (MMA). The animal was treated with ceftiofur sodium, oxytocin and flunixin meglumine along with supportive therapy. On 2nd day post treatment, the animal showed complete recovery with disappearance of all the symptoms. Thus prompts diagnosis and quick treatment may save the animal in such life threatening cases along with reducing the pre-weaningpigletmortality.
