MCT dogs or Abcess

Ajitesh Kumar Hi,

A 13 yr old intact male boxer had wound on the neck.it did not heal with regular dressing and antibiotic therapy i.e ceftriaxone @20mg/kg bd for 10 day actually no improvement. then another wound appeared over the shoulder. how to proceed?

Yesterday at 23:18 ·

Saurabh Saxena

for chronic wound ,use oxoferin drops (2 drops ) topically and regular dressing without using anythg else.for another wound check for drainage tract(fistula) b/w two wounds and clean using same procedure as aove.

5 hours ago ·

Swarupmay Majumdar

this is a case of recuurent abcess, continue ur antibiotics for many more days. dress twice a day. allow drainage. use something that will not allow the pet to self mutilate itself. use amoxyclav tid for 7 days with probiotics. you will get better result.

5 hours ago ·

DrKumar Ravi

hi i think you should debried the wound n then go for the normal dressing n you should try oint placentrex for dressing. n change antibiotic to augmentin 375 mg bid with some enzymatic preparation like chymoral forte twice a day. best of you . lage raho

4 hours ago ·

Gautam Unny

stop all medications,clean the wound with saline and hydrogen peroxide for a few days, after a gap of 5 days take a culture and then debride the wound and start medications. cultures are very important aspects of todays treatment esp with drug resistant bacteria on the prowl.

3 hours ago ·

Ajitesh Kumar

can it be mast cell tumor?

2 hours ago ·

Swarupmay Majumdar

do a biopsy, rule it out. but why not do something obviously needed immediately?

2 hours ago ·

Swarupmay Majumdar

Some informations on MCT:
1avg age for mastcells: 8-9yrs
2 mast cell tumors are found in or under the skin on the trunk of the body itself, and the vast majority of the remainder are found on the extremities, especially the hind limbs. They are less commonly found on the head and neck, and less commonly still arise from tissues other than the skin. If they are very swollen or ulcerated, there may be pain, but most MCTs are unlikely to be painful
3."Dariers sign"-swelling, redness, itchiness, hives (wheal formation).
4 Responses to chemotherapy are minimal in cases of MCT. surgical excision must... See More
5.regrow:Dogs who have had mast cell tumors are more likely to develop more mast cell tumors. 50% of surgically removed mast cell tumors will re-grow in the same area.
6.Mast cell tumors in cats frequently are benign in nature

about an hour ago ·

Swarupmay Majumdar

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about an hour ago ·

Ajitesh Kumar

i think before going for surgical excision and chemotherapy i will try cleaning the wound with NS and hydrogen peroxide and then AST. . THANKS DR UNNY.

about an hour ago ·

Ajitesh Kumar

CAN IT BE MCT DR MAJUMDAR?

about an hour ago ·

Swarupmay Majumdar

do the fine needle aspiration and see it. if u feel its a MCT confirm and get it graded by pathological lab

18 minutes ago ·