Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Vepery, Chennai - 600007 (Tamil Nadu)
1Dept. of Wildlife Science
The elephant cow presented with acute right hind limb lameness and swelling that persisted despite anti-inflammatory therapy. The hind limb with chronic non-healing sole ulceration was examined manually and confirmed that it was suffering from foot rot. The treatment regimen includes Formalin bath, KMnO4 wash and Copper sulphate debridement coupled with parenteral administration of Enrofloxacin. The lameness improved dramatically after 10 days of treatment.
Elephant, Elephas maximus, foot rot, sole region
