Dog bite trauma resolution in tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis) by skin approximation and use of honey
A case of a male, adult tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis) attacked by a dog is described. The animal presented a fractured plastron, with loss of the frontal segment, exposing the deltoideus and supracoracoideus muscles. Three hooks were fixed to the plastron with epoxy resin, approximating the skin to them with polyamide 0.30. Antibiotic treatment consisted in cefazoline, and the open spaces between skin and plastron were covered with honey every 48 hours. Growth of Fusarium spp. was detected at the 5th day on the surface treated with honey, therefore the topical treatment was modified by adding a daily washing with 7.5% povidone-iodine prior to the application of honey. In addition, water baths were performed for 2 hours, every 48 hours. The patient started drinking water and eating food at the 5th and 35th day, respectively. Good adherence of the skin to the muscles was observed at 28 days when, coincidentally, the patient began using the forelimbs. At 6 weeks, the sutures were removed, and a remodeling of the integument and a complete closure of the wound were observed.
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Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2021
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/analecta/article/view/12577 |
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