INTAS POLIVET
Open Access
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue: 1

Clinical management of burn-A report of six ongole cattle

  • Author:
  • V. Devi Prasad1,, N.V.V. Hari Krishna2, P. Ravi Kumar2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 78 to 80

1Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkateswara Veterinay University (SVVU), Gannavaram-521101 (Andhra Pradesh)

2Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkateswara Veterinay University (SVVU), Gannavaram-521101 (Andhra Pradesh)

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science Sri Venkateswara Veterinay University (SVVU), Gannavaram-521101 (Andhra Pradesh)

*Corresponding author. E-mail: professorprasad@yahoo.com

Online published on 5 November, 2018.

Abstract

Six Ongole cattle of different ages got involved in a fire accident and had mixed degree burns over the body. The chief symptoms ranged from abrasions to full thickness superficial burns, dehydration and restlessness. They were treated using intravenous fluids, broad spectrum antibiotics like Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin, Metronidazole, Anti-histaminics etc., topical application of Silver Sulphadiazine initially and later on Camphorated honey. All animals recovered completely after a treatment period of 6–15 days.

Keywords

Burn, cattle, camphorated honey, silver sulphadiazine