SPECIES: Dog
BREED: Cane Corso
GENDER: M
AGE: 2 years
NAME: Tyson
Clinical case
- Brought to the clinic for unilateral left sialorrhoea and halitosis;
- Loss of appetite for two days;
- Immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone for IBD.
Clinical examination
- Presence of abundant necrotic and purulent material inside the oral cavity;
- After cleaning, a foreign body (wood fragment) measuring 2x0.5 cm was found embedded in the gingival mucosa;
- Diagnostic suspicion: suppurative inflammation with severe necrosis extending to the oral mucosa secondary to foreign body.
Therapy
- Debridement, disinfection and removal of the foreign body;
- Antibiotic therapy with double coverage;
- Analgesic therapy with paracetamol 10 mg/kg BID for 3 days;
- Decreasing cortisone therapy;
- MLS® Laser Therapy: «acute inflammation» program externally with a Ø 2 cm lens twice, subsequently «wound (infected)» program intra-orally with a Ø 0.8 cm lens with points every other day the first week, then twice a week for two weeks.
Results
- Quick resolution of pain with the first two sessions;
- Complete healing in three weeks.
By Dr. Federica Bubini Regini, Veterinary Clinic, Venice - Italy