Juvenile cellulitis in dogs: 15 cases (1979-1988).

Publisher: American Veterinary Medical Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7503067 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0003-1488 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00031488 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Am Vet Med Assoc Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Mar. 1975- : Schaumburg, Ill. : American Veterinary Medical Association
Original Publication: Ithaca, N.Y. : [American Veterinary Medical Association, 1915]-

Cellulitis/*veterinary ; Dog Diseases/*blood; Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use ; Anemia/veterinary ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Cellulitis/blood ; Cellulitis/drug therapy ; Dog Diseases/drug therapy ; Dogs ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Leukocyte Count/veterinary ; Leukocytosis/veterinary ; Male ; Neutrophils ; Retrospective Studies

The records of 15 dogs diagnosed as having juvenile cellulitis (juvenile pyoderma, puppy strangles) were evaluated for clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic results. Mandibular lymphadenopathy was observed in 14 dogs, and was not associated with skin lesions in 5 dogs. Edema, pustules, papules, or crusts were noticed periorally, periocularly, on the chin or muzzle, or in the ears of those dogs with skin lesions. Eight dogs were lethargic; fever and anorexia were inconsistent findings. Four dogs had signs of pain on manipulation of their joints. Complete blood counts revealed leukocytosis with neutrophilia in 4 dogs, and normocytic, normochromic anemia in 6 dogs. Three dogs had suppurative lymphadenitis with many neutrophils. Cytology of the aspirate of pustules or abscesses in 6 dogs revealed many neutrophils without bacteria. Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus spp were isolated from draining lesions in 2 dogs. Intact abscesses and lymph nodes were negative for bacterial growth in 4 dogs. Three of these dogs were being administered antibiotics at the time of bacterial culturing. Cytology of the aspirates of joints in 3 of the 4 dogs with joint pain revealed suppurative arthritis with no bacteria, and the aspirates were negative for bacterial growth on culturing, although all 3 dogs were being administered antibiotics at the time of culturing. Of 12 dogs initially treated with antibiotics, only 4 (33%) responded favorably; the other 8 dogs were then given antibiotics and corticosteroids. Three dogs were initially given antibiotics and corticosteroids. All dogs treated concurrently with antibiotics and corticosteroids responded favorably. One of these dogs had a relapse after treatment was discontinued. The concurrent arthritis in 4 of the dogs resolved with treatment of the juvenile cellulitis and did not redevelop once the medication was discontinued. Concurrent treatment with antibiotics (cephalosporins) and prednisone (2.2 mg/kg of body weight/day) was the most consistently effective treatment in the dogs in this study.

0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones)
0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)

Date Created: 19891201 Date Completed: 19900202 Latest Revision: 20031114

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