Tetanus is a prenatal disease caused by the anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria Clostridium tetani, which is Gram-positive and anaerobic. With complains of hunger, uneven gait, and gradual loss of body condition, a two-year-old Kamori buck weighing around 60 kg was brought to the outdoor clinics of the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Obstetrics, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. According to history, the animal was castrated 10 days prior by a local quack using a regular shaving blade. On the day of the assessment, visual examination revealed that the wound had not fully healed. The fore and hind leg muscles were rigid, the nictitating membrane was prolapsed, and there was hyperesthesia on physical examination. It was diagnosed with tetanus due to the existence of a contaminated wound and clinical indications. The Graham’s staining of the fresh smear revealed gram +ve rod shape bacteria that appeared like drumsticks. Furthermore, the Clostridium tetani was cultured and Isolated from the deep necrotic tissue of the wound. Procaine penicillin (44,000 IU/kg IM) and diazepam (0.1 mg/kg IM) were given to the animal. The treatment was supposed to last five days. The wound was debrided and hydrogen peroxide was used to clean it. Trismus was minimized and the animal's gait improved on the third day of treatment. Overall, tetanus was found in goats, and treatment resulted in improved health outcomes.
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Ali Gul Soomro, Adnan Yousaf, Muhammad Fawad, Sahar Fatima, Mahnoor Khan Jamali. (2021). Therapeutic Management of Tetanus in a Kamori Male Goat. American Journal of Zoology, 4(4), 69-71. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajz.20210404.15
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Ali Gul Soomro; Adnan Yousaf; Muhammad Fawad; Sahar Fatima; Mahnoor Khan Jamali. Therapeutic Management of Tetanus in a Kamori Male Goat. Am. J. Zool. 2021, 4(4), 69-71. doi: 10.11648/j.ajz.20210404.15
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abstract = {Tetanus is a prenatal disease caused by the anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria Clostridium tetani, which is Gram-positive and anaerobic. With complains of hunger, uneven gait, and gradual loss of body condition, a two-year-old Kamori buck weighing around 60 kg was brought to the outdoor clinics of the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Obstetrics, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. According to history, the animal was castrated 10 days prior by a local quack using a regular shaving blade. On the day of the assessment, visual examination revealed that the wound had not fully healed. The fore and hind leg muscles were rigid, the nictitating membrane was prolapsed, and there was hyperesthesia on physical examination. It was diagnosed with tetanus due to the existence of a contaminated wound and clinical indications. The Graham’s staining of the fresh smear revealed gram +ve rod shape bacteria that appeared like drumsticks. Furthermore, the Clostridium tetani was cultured and Isolated from the deep necrotic tissue of the wound. Procaine penicillin (44,000 IU/kg IM) and diazepam (0.1 mg/kg IM) were given to the animal. The treatment was supposed to last five days. The wound was debrided and hydrogen peroxide was used to clean it. Trismus was minimized and the animal's gait improved on the third day of treatment. Overall, tetanus was found in goats, and treatment resulted in improved health outcomes.},
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