Tratamento de ferida com associação de terapias convencionais e integrativas e avaliação sanitária de lobo-guará (Chrysocyon brachyurus) de vida livre recebido no centro de triagem de animais silvestres (CETAS) de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

Environmental degradation, road accidents, aggression and diseases transmitted by dogs are constant threats to the population of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus), which is becoming increasingly smaller. Integrative therapies, such as phototherapy, can be of great help in the treatment of wild animals, since reducing the time these animals are kept under human care is crucial to the success of the rehabilitation and release of the individuals.therapies, such as phototherapy, can be of great help in the treatment of wild animals, since reducing the time these animals are kept under human care is crucial to the success of their rehabilitation and release. An adult male maned wolf, weighing 22.1 kg, from the city of Cajuri, Minas Gerais, was received at CETAS BH with lesions on both sides of the cervical region. After cleaning the wound and applying ozonated sunflower oil, the patient underwent phototherapy with blue LED and laser with visible and invisible light. Drug treatment with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and analgesics was also established, in addition to the use of dressings covering the wound. Due to the importance of diseases normally found in dogs for maned wolves, PCR screening was performed for the hemopathogens Leishmania spp., Rickettsia spp., Mycoplasma spp., Trypanossoma evansi, Hepatozoon spp., agents of the order Piroplasmida and the family Anaplasmataceae. The samples were processed at the Veterinary Protozoology Laboratory (PROTOVET) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, obtaining a result compatible with Hepatozoon spp. Serology tests were also performed at an external laboratory, which indicated the presence of antibodies for canine distemper, canine parvovirus and infectious hepatitis. After complete healing and improvement of the clinical condition, the animal was sent for rehabilitation and later reintroduced to its natural habitat.