Chronic, circumferential forelimb wound and lameness in a 4-year-old male castrated Labradoodle

Le résumé fourni par la source

A 4-year-old 38.4-kg castrated male Labrador Retriever-Poodle cross was presented to Texas A&M University's Small Animal Emergency Service because of left thoracic limb lameness.The dog was initially presented to another emergency clinic 4 weeks prior due to licking at the left carpus and favoring the left forelimb.The left carpus was clipped, and a circumferential wound was identified and treated with hydrotherapy, bandage changes, cold laser therapy, and two 1-week courses of clindamycin over that month.The week prior to presentation at our hospital, the dog became non-weight-bearing on the limb.On initial examination at our referral hospital, the dog was bright and alert with vital signs within normal limits.There was a firm, painful swelling over the left distal antebrachium proximal to the carpal joint, and a circumferential dermal scar with a soft, fluid-filled area on the caudomedial aspect of the scar.There was no open draining tract.The dog was non-weight-bearing and knuckling on the left forelimb on gait examination.On neurologic examination, the dog had an absent withdrawal, marked muscle atrophy, and no appreciable deep pain distal to the carpus in the left thoracic limb.Baseline bloodwork showed a mild leukocytosis (WBC count, 17.5 X 10 3 WBCs/µL; reference range, 6 X 10 3 to 17 X 10 3 WBCs/µL), mature neutrophilia (14.35 X 10 3 neutrophils/µL; reference range, 0.3 X 10 3 to 11.5 X 10 3 neutrophils/µL), and mildly elevated globulins (4.1 g/dL; reference range, 1.7 to 3.8 g/dL).All other results were within reference ranges.

Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.