Survey on microbial inhabitants of common surgical conditions in dogs and cattle

The present study was conducted to record the presence of microbial inhabitants of the healthy skin and some common surgical conditions in dogs and cattle. Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas and candida species were the common inhabitants of the normal ear canal, but frequency of Pseudomonas and fungal infection increased in otitic ears. S. pyogenes, S. epidermidis and Proteus spp. were isolated from the perianal region in the normal dogs, but Proteus, S. pyogenes and Pseudomonas were the main bacteria isolated from the cases of perianal fistula. S. epidermidis was the most frequently isolated organism from the normal skin in dogs. The most frequently isolated organisms from other conditions of dogs were Staphylococcus spp. and Proteus spp. The organisms isolated from the control site in cases of cattle included Citrobacter freundii, Coliforms and Staphylococcus spp. While Streptococcus pyogenes and Proteus spp. were the most common bacteria in the specimens taken from the different conditions in cattle.