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Treatment
- Two hand-reared Ursus
arctos - Brown bear cubs were given 0.5 mL procaine
penicillin each and in one cub the infected area was lanced. This treated
the cubs successfully. (J23.9.w3)
- In parent-reared cubs, inflammation of the navel, which may occur due to excessive
licking, or infection, should be treated only if absolutely
necessary. (D247.6.w6)
Prevention
- Homologous ursid serum (if available), 10 to 12 mL administered subcutaneously, may
provide temporary immunity. (B16.9.w9,
B64.26.w5)
- A Ursus maritimus - Polar bear
cub was given 9.0 mL of banked frozen polar bear serum subcutaneously
then a further 9.0 mL orally over three feeds. (B338.24.w24)
- Based on recent information for dogs, 22.0 mL/kg should be given
(have 10-15 mL banked serum ready per cub), subcutaneously; oral
administration can be used but absorption after 12 hours is
minimal. (B338.24.w24)
- Single dose of long-acting broad spectrum antibiotic given as soon
as possible (B16.9.w9,
J23.9.w4)
e.g. intramuscular dose of 75,000 units of benzathine
penicillin G. (B64.26.w5)
- Topical application of 0.5% chlorhexidine solution every six hours
for the first 72 hours. (B338.24.w24)
- This is preferable to iodine; it has a wider bacterial spectrum than iodine solutions, and
is less caustic to tissues. (B338.24.w24)
- Topical application of 2 % tincture of iodine to the umbilicus
has been recommended. (B16.9.w9,
B64.26.w5, J23.11.w3)
Note: there is the
potential for entrapment of bacteria in the stump if iodine
solutions are used. (B338.24.w24)
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