Treatment of canine aural haernatorna using an indwelling drain and corticosteroids |
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Authors: | J. A. Joyce |
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Affiliation: | 37/39 Croft Road, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 2EL |
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Abstract: | Aural haematomas were treated using a Pen-rose tissue drain inserted through the haematoma and left in situ for two weeks. Oral prednisolone was prescribed at a dose of 2 mg/kg for two weeks then 1 mg/kg for a further two weeks. Twenty-nine haematomas were treated in 22 dogs. Twenty-six cases resolved after a single treatment. Three ears required a second treatment two to four weeks after the initial treatment and one dog had a postoperative infection of the drain tract. No ears required more than one repeated drainage. Good cosmetic results were achieved in all cases. |
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