Regional digital i.v. perfusion was used to treat a severe sole abscess associated with a wire foreign body in a 19-yr-old female @entity7105 ( @entity7105 ) housed at the Paris Zoo. The @entity291 presented with acute right forelimb @entity1273 and @entity4 that persisted despite 4 days of anti-inflammatory therapy. Under anesthesia, a 10- x 0.5- x 0.5-cm wire was extracted from the sole of the right foot. There was a 2-cm-deep, 7-cm-diameter abscess pocket that was subsequently debrided. Regional digital i.v. perfusion was performed and repeated 15 days later, using @entity3398 and @entity801 on both occasions. Between treatments, the @entity291 received @entity206 - @entity207 and @entity11464 orally. Within 2 days of administering anesthesia and the first perfusion treatment, the @entity1273 improved dramatically. When @entity11464 was discontinued 1 wk after the first treatment, the @entity1273 had completely resolved. At the second treatment, there was no evidence of further soft tissue infection, and the abscess pocket had resolved.

Treatment of a sole abscess in an @entity7105 ( XXXX ) using regional digital intravenous perfusion.

@entity801 :: ('MESH:D005839', 'Chemical') :: ['gentamicin'] @entity1273 :: ('MESH:D007794', 'Disease') :: ['lameness'] @entity11464 :: ('MESH:D010653', 'Chemical') :: ['phenylbutazone'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['swelling'] @entity7105 :: ('9783', 'Species') :: ['Asian elephant', 'Elephas maximus'] @entity207 :: ('MESH:D013420', 'Chemical') :: ['sulfamethoxazole'] @entity291 :: ('9913', 'Species') :: ['cow'] @entity3398 :: ('MESH:D002440', 'Chemical') :: ['cefoxitin'] @entity206 :: ('MESH:D014295', 'Chemical') :: ['trimethoprim']
@entity7105 :: (9783,Species) :: ['Elephas maximus']
