Successful Treatment of Avulsion Wound in Leopard (Panthera pardus) using Pulsed Lavage – A Case Report

A leopard was referred to the Wildlife Research and Training Centre, Gorewada, Nagpur with a history of extensive wounds on the right and left shoulder. The wound was located on the shoulder bone on both the right and left shoulder, and the spine and caudal angle of the left scapula was exposed. Pulsed lavage along with other supportive therapy was used to manage the case. A 50 ml syringe fitted with an 18 gauge needle to direct the jet. The jet was intermittently pulsed cranio-caudal for 10 minutes five times a day. Pulsed lavage with 1% povidone-iodine in normal saline ensured the efficient removal of dead and necrosed tissue by utilising the pressure and at the same time removing the bacteria by cleansing and dilution. The leopard showed uneventful recovery in 18 days. The need to use antibiotics was by passed with minimal need to restrain the animal

Gene transduction in mammalian cells using Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus assisted by glycoprotein 64 of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

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