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. 2004 Oct 1;57(10):593-7.
doi: 10.1186/2046-0481-57-10-593.

Tetanus in the dog: review and a case-report of concurrent tetanus with hiatal hernia

Els Acke  1 , Boyd R Jones, Rory Breathnach, Hester McAllister, Carmel T Mooney
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Tetanus in the dog: review and a case-report of concurrent tetanus with hiatal hernia

Els Acke et al. Ir Vet J. .

Abstract

: Tetanus with hiatal hernia was diagnosed in a four-month-old female sheepdog pup. The animal was treated with tetanus antitoxin, antibiotics, fluids and intensive nursing care for three weeks and subsequently made a full recovery.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The pup on day 1. She was recumbent, the muscles were contracted with the limbs, neck and tail hyperextended. The ears were erect and facial muscles were contracted with retracted lips, protruding nictitating membrane and enophthalmos.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Day 7: Lateral thoracic radiography with a soft tissue opacity, which is the proximal stomach, in the caudal thorax.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Day 20: Lateral thoracic radiograph with no evidence of hiatal hernia.
Figure 4
Figure 4
The pup after three weeks of intensive treatment. After three weeks of hospitalisation the clinical signs had almost completely resolved. the ears were still erect and there was a mild lameness of the right hind limb.
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