Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias ISSN: 0120-0690
[email protected] Universidad de Antioquia Colombia Henao-Duque, Ana M; Peña-Stadlin, Juliana; Wehdeking-Hernández, Dave Osteomyelitis and periosteal reaction in a red brocket deer (Mazama americana) Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, vol. 26, núm. 2, junio, 2013, pp. 137-143 Universidad de Antioquia Medellín, Colombia Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=295027566009 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Henao-Duque AM et al. Osteomyelitis and periosteal reaction in a red brocket deer 137 Clinical case Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias Osteomyelitis and periosteal reaction in a red brocket deer (Mazama americana) Osteomielitis y reacción perióstica en un venado soche (Mazama americana) Osteomelite e reação periosteal em um veado (Mazama americana) Ana M Henao-Duque 1* , DVM; Juliana Peña-Stadlin 2, DVM; Dave Wehdeking-Hernández 2, DVM. 1 Programa de Odismo/Escorpionismo, Universidad de Antioquia, AA 1226, Medellín, Colombia. 2Unidad de Bienestar Animal, Fundación Zoológica de Cali, AA 760045, Cali, Colombia. (Received: June 24, 2012; accepted: January 28, 2013) Summary Anamnesis and treatment approach: a female red brocket deer (Mazama americana , Erxleben 1777 ) presented a post-traumatic abscess in the left-carpometacarpal joint. The deer was treated with enrofloxacin (5 mg/kg) and ivermectin (0.2 mg/kg) with no response. The animal underwent two surgical procedures to remove purulent material and perform adequate antisepsis as well as several antimicrobial therapies, with satisfactory results in a period of 68 days.