SPECIES: Dog
BREED: Whippet
SEX: M
AGE: 1 year
NAME: Cudi
Clinical case
Presented for a large lacerated wound on the anterior surface of the right forelimb, above the carpus, caused by a tilt and turn French window closing on the limb and trapping it the previous day
Suture dehiscence 6 days post-op, with a wound diameter of approximately 15 cm.
Clinic visit
- 7 cm x 4 cm lesion with loss of skin tissue and exposure of underlying muscle and tendon structures
- Pain upon manipulation
- Tendency to avoid weight-bearing
- No evidence of bone fractures
Therapy
- Oral antibiotic therapy (amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 20 mg/kg BID), anti-inflammatory therapy (carprofen 2 mg/kg SID for 5 days), oral bromelain three times a day for 10 days,
- Elizabethan collar
- Daily local dressing with sterile gauze
- MLS® Laser Therapy
Therapeutic protocol
- MLS® Laser Therapy: 10 treatments, 2/3 days apart.
- "Wound" program, point-to-point mode on the wound edges and centre
- "Oedema" program, Scanning mode on the wound edges
Results
- Pain reduction during the initial sessions
- Progressive wound resolution over 4 weeks
- Complete healing achieved in 50 days
Case managed by Dr. Luca Luciani,Centro Veterinario, Cattolica Rimini (Emilia-Romagna) – Italy