Management of traumatic proptosis in a pug: A case study

Abstract

A three years old male pug dog, weigh 10 kg was presented to Jai Pet Care Clinic Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh for treatment with unilateral traumatic proptosis. All clinical parameters were normal. Physical examination revealed partial prolapse of right eye globe with severe periorbital edema, haemorrhage, absence of menace and presence of miosis. Therapeutic management done by administration of triflupromazine @4mg/kg I/M for sedation, dexamethasone and gentamicine 0.2ml each in combination injected through intra palpebral route, which was repeated on 5th day. Animal was also given intramuscular injection of gentamicin @5mg/kg, dexamethasone @0.125mg/kg, vitamine B complex 2.0 ml and chlorpheniramine maleate @0.5mg/kg only once for 5 consecutive days. Eye drop of moxifloxacine and dexamethasone 4 times a day for instillation, chloramphenicol ointment 4 times a day for local application and enrofloxacin @5mg/kg orally once for 7 days were used. Animal recovered successfully after 7 days of regular treatment. Vision was assessed by simple vision testing using junction box, after 15 days of recovery and found normal.