1Creditview Animal and Bird Hospital, 5330 Creditview Road, Mississauga, ON L5M 5N5, Canada
2Edmonton North Animal Hospital, 15387 Castledowns Road, Edmonton, AB, T5X 3Y7, Canada
3Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
4C.V.H., Seeltheh, Ghanour, Patiala
University of Alberta, Edmonton, ABT6G2P5, Canada
†Corresponding author; E.mail: yadavvet2003@rediffmail.com
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of absorbable and non-absorbable sutures in canine perineal herniorrhaphy. In eight confirmed cases of perineal hernia, standard perineal herniorrhaphy was performed under general anaesthesia and the dogs were grouped (n=4 each) according to the suture material used. Post-treatment antibiotic course as well as dietary management was followed and topical antiseptic dressing was applied on the wounds. Recurrence was reported in all the cases (100%) of group 1, where absorbable suture material (chromic catgut and vicryl) was used while only in one case (25%) of group 2, where nonabsorbable suture material (monofilament non-braided silk) was used; and average recurrence period in group 1 and 2 was 4 and 7 months postsurgery, respectively. In all the dogs a significant decrease in neutrophil count at three-week interval compared with the pretreatment value was observed. On the basis of the results of the current study, it is recommended that non-absorbable suture may be preferred for standard perineal herniorrhaphy.
Dogs, Perineal hernia, Perineal herniorrhaphy, Suture material
