A clinical study on occurrence of diverse wounds at head and neck region of camels (Camelus dromedarius)

The study was conducted on 61 clinical cases of diverse wounds of head and neck region in camels on the basis of their etiology. Highest occurrence was recorded for lacerated nostril (16.40%) followed by lacerated wound of eyelid (13.11%), penetrating wounds at forehead (11.48%), maggot wounds at nostril (11.48%), ulcerative wounds at nostril (9.84%), soft palate injury (8.20%), sub-mandibular abscess (8.20%), penetrating wound at eyeball (6.56%), maggot wound at eye (3.28%), penetrating wound at buccal cavity (1.22%), firing wound at neck (1.22%), supraorbito-buccal fistula (1.64%), conjunctivitis (1.64%), keratorrhexis (1.64%) and lacerated wound at gingiva and lower lip (1.64%). In animals of present study, the early clinical healing was observed in cases where planned surgery was done, especially in cases of penetrating wound of soft palate, buccal cavity, gingiva, lower lip, eyeball, cornea, lacerated nostrils, and eyelids. Careful clinical judgment, early surgical management with gentle handling of tissue, aqua therapy or thorough wound irrigation, effective topical medication and sufficient rest brought quick and better recovery in clinical wounds in the camels.