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Surgical Management of Subcutaneous Cyst on the Forelimb of a Royal Bengal Tiger

RN Ferdousy
Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

MM Haq
Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

S Paul
Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

SJ Mou
Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

AMM Tarif
Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A 5 year-old female Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) was reported as having a cyst-like structure on the left forelimb, confirmed by physical examination under general anaesthesia with xylazine and ketamine and fine needle aspiration. Surgical intervention was done by making a small stab incision with drainage of bloody fluid. The inner cyst wall was disrupted and packed with gauze soaked in tincture of iodine. No suture was given. Ceftriaxone (Trizon vet®, ACME Laboratories limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh) 30mg/kg body weight was injected daily for seven days intramuscularly. Antiseptic dressing was done every alternate day for 7 days. After one week the cyst cavity and inflammation subsided and complete recovery was evident.

Keywords: Surgical management, Subcutaneous cyst, Forelimb, Royal Bengal Tiger

Location: Department of Surgery and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Start Date: 00-00-2013

End Date: 00-00-2013

Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Animal

Objectives:

1. To rercommend surgical management of subcutaneous cyst on the forelimb of a Royal Bengal Tiger.

Methodology:

An unusual soft fluctuating lump on the axial region of a five year-old Royal Bengal tiger, weighing 170 kg from the Safari Park, Gazipur, Bangladesh was reported to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. There were no signs of systemic illness, pain and discomfort. The tiger was anaesthetized with xylazine hydrochloride (Rompun® 2%, Bayer Animal Health) 1 mg/kg body 0.5 weight and ketamine hydrochloride (G-ketamine, Gonoshasthya, Bangladesh) 7 mg/kg body weight intramuscularly using blow pipe. A large (8.5 × 6 × 6 inches), soft, fluctuating lump was detected behind the brachium, distally near the elbow joint of the left foreleg. On palpation, a subcutaneous flabby soft cyst (Fig.

Source of Information: The Bangladesh Veterinarian (2013) 30(2) : 78 – 80

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Achievement/Findings:

Most common causes of subcutaneous cyst include trauma and infection, excessive testosterone level and other hormonal imbalance. This case study might suggest an effective way of handling similar cases in future.

Knowledge Management: Journal