Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 2007
Use of an In-Dwelling Subcutaneous Cathether for Wound Irrigation in a Marginated Tortoise, Testudo marginata
Use of an In-Dwelling Subcutaneous Cathether for Wound Irrigation in a Marginated Tortoise, Testudo marginata
Dr. Med. Vet. and
Dr. Med. Vet.
Page Range: 50 – 52
An adult marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata, was treated for a chronic infected wound at the base of the neck. After surgical debridement and proper antibiotic therapy, an in-dwelling subcutaneous catheter system was utilized to allow irrigation of the affected area. This report describes a novel procedure to treat infected wounds in terrestrial chelonians by meansABSTRACT
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