TY - JOUR
T1 - Dog bite wounds in dogs and cats
T2 - A retrospective study of 196 cases
AU - Shamir, M. H.
AU - Leisner, S.
AU - Klement, E.
AU - Gonen, E.
AU - Johnston, D. E.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The age, type, etc., time of injury, body areas injured, treatment modalities and mortality rates were reviewed in 185 dogs and 11 cats that were bitten by dogs. Male dogs were more frequently bitten than females, and small dogs (≤ 10 kg) were not only the most common victims but also were more likely to suffer multiple injuries. Mortality occurred only in cases with thoracic or abdominal injuries. Exploratory thoracotomy, performed in some of the cases presented with penetrating thoracic injury, did not prove to alter prognosis. Cats are not as frequently bitten as dogs, and are often younger than the mean age of cats in the overall hospital population.
AB - The age, type, etc., time of injury, body areas injured, treatment modalities and mortality rates were reviewed in 185 dogs and 11 cats that were bitten by dogs. Male dogs were more frequently bitten than females, and small dogs (≤ 10 kg) were not only the most common victims but also were more likely to suffer multiple injuries. Mortality occurred only in cases with thoracic or abdominal injuries. Exploratory thoracotomy, performed in some of the cases presented with penetrating thoracic injury, did not prove to alter prognosis. Cats are not as frequently bitten as dogs, and are often younger than the mean age of cats in the overall hospital population.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.jv416.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.jv416.x
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C2 - 11958467
AN - SCOPUS:0036512141
SN - 0931-184X
VL - 49
SP - 107
EP - 112
JO - Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine
IS - 2
ER -