Volume 13/Issue 1: 2023 - Article 7

Abstract:
This clinical report presents a case in which surgical intervention was used for the treatment of a wound inflicted on a dog by a knife-cut. A 2-year old female Nigerian Indigenous Dog (NID) measuring 12 kg body weight was presented with a complaint of injury in the head, following a knife cut. The dog was subjected to comprehensive clinical examination, and a dorsoventral radiograph of the head showed no visible fracture of the calvarium. The wound was debrided, sutured, dressed with topical antibiotic spray and bandaged. Additional treatments that were given to the patient included injection of broad spectrum anti-bacterial, analgesic and multivitamins. The wound healed twelve days post-surgery. The sutures were then removed and the bitch was discharged 5 days later following complete healing of the wound. The animal recovered from the trauma. Surgical correction sped up the wound healing process and was effective for the treatment of the wound in the head of the dog due to the knife-cut. The present report suggests that, in clinical veterinary practice, surgery may be an effective therapeutic option for the management of soft tissue wounds.

Keywords: Surgical treatment; Knife-cut; Soft tissue wound; Healing; Head; Dog.

How to cite this article:
Ukaha RO, Ukwueze CO and Njoku NU (2023). Surgical treatment of a wound due to a knife-cut in the head of a two-year old Nigerian Indigenous Dog: a clinical case report. Journal of Veterinary and Applied Sciences, 13(1): 163 – 169.

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