Abstract

ESCOBAR CORREA, Ximena  and  GALINDO ZAMORA, Vladimir. Persistent ductus arteriosus ligation in a two-months-old cocker spaniel: A case report. Rev. Med. Vet. [online]. 2016, n.32, pp.101-108. ISSN 0122-9354.  https://doi.org/10.19052/mv.3859.

This article reports the case of a two-months-old female cocker spaniel, who was taken to the Clinic for Small Animals at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, with a cough of six days of evolution, poor weight gain, and a history of heart murmur detected previously in a veterinary center. A medical examination evidenced crackles in both lung fields, increased cough reflex, positive jugular pulse, a 6/6 heart murmur, and increased capillary refill time. Persistent ductus arteriosus was diagnosed by echocardiography; for this reason, ductus ligation was suggested as definitive treatment. The patient satisfactorily recovered from the surgical procedure without any complications; she presented postoperative cough that resolved within a few days with the help of a treatment with furosemide (2 mg/kg IM TID). Three months after the surgical procedure, the patient was clinically healthy, without any symptom of cardiac origin.

Keywords : persistent ductus arteriosus; canine; ligation; braided polyester.

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