_1794634113 20261114052833000 Rovedar Daryoushbabazadeh@gmail.com Rovedar Journal of Veterinary Physiology and Pathology J. Vet. Physiol. Pathol. 2821-0328 09 16 2026 5 3 Saroj Kumar Yadav https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6642-1719 Sunil Yadav https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9576-6632 Bhajan Chandra Das https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-2589 Introduction: An abscess is a collection of pus that can cause damage and inflammation and may develop into a painful, life-threatening caseous mass. The present study aimed to report a case series of periorbital chronic abscesses in hill mynas and evaluate the efficacy of the surgical and anesthetic approach used.Case report: Between 2020 and 2024, five black common hill mynas weighing 286-300 grams and approximately 12 months old were presented to the Sahidul Aalam Quadary Teaching Veterinary Hospital in Chattogram, Bangladesh, with a history of chronic periorbital abscesses. Hill mynas were active and alert on presentation. Based on manual palpation and X-ray examination, all common hill mynas exhibited abscesses, leading to a decision to perform surgery. For anesthesia, 0.5 mL of isoflurane was administered in a gas chamber, and 25 mg/kg of ketamine was administered intramuscularly (IM). During surgery, the caseous mass was successfully removed using the opening method without complications. Mynas received oral pefloxacin at 10 mg/kg of body weight and local application of renamycin ointment (oxytetracycline 3%) twice daily for one week. Four mynas had no complications, with wounds healing without sutures; however, one myna with sutures developed an infection. 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