Donkey with wounds / by Ass. Abdul Latif Mallash

Place: Ean Al-Karm ( villages of Musiaf)

Date: July 2006

Owner: Isa Khaddour

Animal: donkey (5 years

Case: wound in the back right leg.

On one of the mobile clinic rounds to the villages of Musiaf in Ean Al-Karm about 70 km. from Hama, one owner was waiting the mobile clinic to treat his donkey. He said that he bound her close to the cliff to eat the grass. But he fell down of the cliff when he was running away from a fox attacked him. so , she was wounded deeply in her back right leg, which hindered her walking. SPANA team went with the owner to treat the wounded donkey. By examination it was noticed that there wasn't fracture in the leg , and the infection was some wounds and abrasions . the treatment began by cleaning the wounds with the solution of iodine and was put spray of alamycin . the animal was given 1500 I. U. of antitetanus, 7 doses of antibiotic for 7 days , dose of diclovic , the owner was given spray of oxy methyl to put on the wounds at night. After one month , the donkey recovered and she returned to his work.

The owner was used her in harvesting the land in such mountain places, and he pleased very much and thanked SPANA for the concerns with the working animals.

Cost of treatment:

1. antitetanus : £ 0.45

2. antibiotic : £ 1.00

3. diclovic : £ 0.15

4. spray of oxy methyl: £ 0.60