Maggot Treatment In Armpit. Aiko Was Found At The ..

MAGGOT TREATMENT IN ARMPIT

Aiko was found at The Sail at Marina Bay with an open wound in his right armpit. He was wearing a collar which unfortunately got stuck under his armpit, causing an open lesion due to prolonged friction. In an attempt to get the large wound to close by itself, Aiko’s wound was bandaged with sterile maggots (thank you Cuprina!) contained in a bag (baggot!), which #SPCASingapore Community Animal Clinic’s vets hoped would help granulation tissue formation.

While the maggots unfortunately did not work out, surgery to stretch the armpit’s surrounding skin over the wound succeeded instead (thank you for the guidance Dr Keshia Beng!). This thankfully means that there is no need for a skin flap/graft.

We are most grateful for our vets and volunteer vets who work tirelessly and often explore various procedures and methods to ensure our animals receive the best treatment available.

Aiko has since healed well from his surgery, and is known amongst our vets as “super smoochy” ( ˘ ³˘)♥! If an affectionate boy is the one for you, look for him at SPCA Singapore – Adoption, where he is waiting for his #foreverhome!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/262947298154/posts/1015920842769815..

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