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Treatment of Canine Tracheal Collapse by Injection-Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine  

Jun, Hyung-Kyou (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Chung, Jae-Seung (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Seo, Young-Min (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Park, Se-Kun (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
Kim, Duck-Hwan (College of Veterinary medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.24, no.3, 2007 , pp. 419-421 More about this Journal
Abstract
A 15 years old castrated male Pug dog was referred with chief complaint of cough, described as a goose honk. He was diagnosed into of tracheal collapse by clinical signs and radiography. He was received by injection- AP with butorphanol (0.15 mg/kg, SID) at BL13, LU01, LU05, LU06, LU07, LU09 and CV22 for 10 days, and he was also received by injection-AP with butorphanol (0.40 mg/kg, SID) at BL13, LU01 and CV22 for 9 days. The patient was given with Sochungryong-Tang (0.5 g/head, TID) for 7 days, and he was additionally given with Sojagangki-Tang (1 ml/kg, TID) for 12 days. Cough was not detected at all, and tracheal diameter was more increased than that of session 1 on radiograph at session 19. Cough was not detected at all and tracheal diameter at follow-up study of three month later was more dilated than that of session 19. In conclusion, the present patient was a case with canine tracheal collapse which showed favorable therapeutic response by injection-AP with butorphanol combined by administration of herbal medicine.
Keywords
Canine; tracheal collapse; injection-AP; Sochungryong-Tang; Sojagangki-Tang;
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