YAYGIN HEMATOMU BULUNAN BİR KÖPEĞİN TIBBİ SÜLÜK, HIRUDO MEDICINALIS İLE SAĞALTIMI

Öz

Küt bir travma sonrasında sağ tarafında oldukça yaygın hematom’u bulunan bir köpek Fırat Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Cerrahi Kliniğine getirildi. Fırat Üniversitesi Su ürünleri Fakültesi Cip Araştırma Merkezinden alınan 5 tıbbi sülük hematom üzerine konuldu. Bölgeye tutturulan sülükler 15-25 dakika sürelerde kan emmeyi tamamladılar. Bu sağaltım 4 gün süreyle her gün uygulandı. Hematom  tedavinin sonlanmasından sonra kısa bir süre içerisinde sağaltıldı.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hematom,Sağaltım,Tıbbi Sülük,Köpek

TREATMENT OF A DIFFUSE HEMATOMA IN A DOG WITH THE MEDICINAL LEECH, HIRUDO MEDICINALIS

Abstract

In this study, a dog with a large hematoma on the right side of its body after a blunt injury was brought to the Surgery Clinic of Veterinary Faculty in the University of Firat, Elazig. Five medicinal leeches (H medicinalis), obtained from Cip Fisheries Research Station of Fisheries Faculty, Firat University were placed on the hematoma. The leeches detached from the skin completed  blood sucking, about 15–25 minutes. The treatment was repeated daily for 4 days. The hematoma dissolved within a few days after the end of the treatment.

Keywords

• Hematoma,Treatment,Medicinal Leech,Dog

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