DiGangi Brian A, Grijalva Jaime, Jaramillo Erika Pamela Puga, Dueñas Ivette, Glenn Christine, Cruz María Emilia Calero, Pérez Renán Patricio Mena
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.
Vet J. 2017 Nov;229:26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.10.016. Epub 2017 Nov 6.
The objective of this study was to characterize post-operative outcomes of chemical castration as compared to surgical castration performed by existing municipal field clinics. Fifty-four healthy adult male dogs underwent chemical castration with zinc gluconate solution and 55 healthy adult male dogs underwent surgical castration in veterinary field clinics. Dogs in each group were evaluated for swelling, inflammation, and ulceration (chemical castration) or dehiscence (surgical castration) at Days 3, 7, and 14 following castration. More surgically castrated dogs required medical intervention than chemically castrated dogs (P=0.0328); the number of dogs requiring surgical repair within each group did not differ (P=0.3421). Seven chemically castrated dogs and 22 surgically castrated dogs experienced swelling, inflammation, and/or ulceration; all were managed medically. Two chemically castrated dogs experienced scrotal ulceration requiring surgical castration at Days 3 and 7. One surgically castrated dog experienced partial incisional dehiscence requiring surgical repair at Day 3. Our results suggest that chemical castration of dogs in field clinics is a feasible alternative to surgical castration, but proper follow-up care should be ensured for at least 7days post-procedurally.
本研究的目的是比较化学去势与现有市级野外诊所进行的手术去势的术后结果。54只健康成年雄性犬在兽医野外诊所接受了葡萄糖酸锌溶液化学去势，55只健康成年雄性犬接受了手术去势。在去势后的第3天、第7天和第14天，对每组犬的肿胀、炎症和溃疡（化学去势）或裂开（手术去势）情况进行评估。与化学去势的犬相比，更多接受手术去势的犬需要医疗干预（P=0.0328）；每组中需要手术修复的犬只数量没有差异（P=0.3421）。7只化学去势的犬和22只手术去势的犬出现了肿胀、炎症和/或溃疡；所有这些情况均通过药物治疗。2只化学去势的犬在第3天和第7天出现阴囊溃疡，需要进行手术去势。1只手术去势的犬在第3天出现部分切口裂开，需要进行手术修复。我们的结果表明，在野外诊所对犬进行化学去势是手术去势的一种可行替代方法，但术后应确保至少7天的适当随访护理。
