Therapeutic management of Staph. Spp skin infection in Labrador

Authors

  • B. K. Patra  Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
  • P. P. Harichandan  Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal
  • J. K. Ray  Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India

Keywords:

Staphylococcus, Gentamycin, Pyoderma.

Abstract

A three years old black male Labrador was presented with clinical sign of alopecia, pruritus, eczema on dorsal region of paw of right forelimb and chin region. Antibiotic sensitivity test of skin scraping revealed the infection of coccal bacteria undifferentiated from staphylococcus spp., with highly sensitivity to gentamycin. Intramuscular injection of genticyn along with immunomodulation therapy resulted in remission of clinical signs and improvement of healthy condition.

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2016-08-30

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Volume 2, Issue 4, July-August-2016

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B. K. Patra, P. P. Harichandan, J. K. Ray, " Therapeutic management of Staph. Spp skin infection in Labrador, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp.14-16, July-August-2016.