Tétano em equino na cidade de Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu - Ba: relato de caso

Abstract

Tetanus is an infectious disease, its etiological agent is the bacterium Clostridium tetani, which in anaerobiosis produces the toxins tetanolysin, tetanospasmin and non-spasmogenic toxin, which act on the body of the animals leading to the clinical picture of the disease. It was attended by the private institution Bio equus, an equine of the quarter of the breed, male of seven years of age, coat Baio and weight of 400 kg, in the clinical examination the animal presented / displayed in position of easel, tail in flag, trismo, no no lesion was found, based on physical examination of the animal as well as on clinical signs; mandibular trismus, low motility in the digestive system, presenting pasty and unoccupied stools, sialorrhoea, dilated nostrils, reluctance to walk, generalized contracture with limb stiffness, spastic gait characterized as rigid, flagged tail, sensitivity to external stimuli such as sounds, the diagnosis of tetanus was established. Treatment was instituted with tetanus antitoxin intramuscularly, antibiotic therapy with penicillin, muscle relaxant Acepromazine in 1% concentration intramuscularly, anti-inflammatory Dimesol diluted in sodium chloride solution - NaCl 0.9% intravenously, in addition to Ringer-based fluid therapy with lactate administered intravenously, 3 ml of Flunixin Meglumine was injected intravenously every 24 hours for 10 days. As well as Dimesol were used with the antitoxemic purpose to prevent laminitis, vegetable oil was also performed orally to improve the motility of the digestive system. Faced with rapid diagnosis and medical intervention, the animal recovered after 10 days of treatment. After the therapeutic treatment, the horse became physically conditioned due to muscle damage, to return to normal physical conditions and to practice sports. Thus, returning to the five months after the end of treatment his normal sports life.