Bilateral rotation flaps for the closure of a wound at the tail base of a cat


Published: Jan 31, 2018
Keywords:
cat wound bite injury rotation flap tail base
J. SELTZA (T. ΣΕΛΤΣΑ)
S. RABIDI (Σ. ΡΑΜΠΙΔΗ)
E. ELEKIDOU (Ε. ΕΛΕΚΙΔΟΥ)
C. DIDANGELOU (Χ. ΔΙΔΑΓΓΕΛΟΥ)
L. G. PAPAZOGLOU (Λ.Γ. ΠΑΠΑΖΟΓΛΟΥ)
Abstract

A 2, 5 - year-old DSH female spayed cat was presented with a history of a tail base wound resulted from an abscess inflicted in a cat fight. The wound was managed initially as an open wound for 3 days and was covered with a bilateral rotation flap. One year after surgery the cat was reported to be in good health and the wound healed uneventfully.

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