Uso do açúcar demerara como tratamento de feridas em animais atendidos no Hospital Veterinário Universitário Francisco Edilberto Uchôa Lopes

Abstract

Wounds are frequent in the routine of the veterinary clinic and are mostly due to trauma, this is due to the variety of injurious agents and the great extension of the skin. Currently, several medications are used to treat them. However, because of this large amount and bacteriological resistance, some health professionals are left with doubts about the choice of this, thinking about this indicates the use of methods that have already been tested empirically, and one of them is the use of granulated sugar, Its use associated with topical medications in the treatment of wounds is common in veterinary routine. This work aims to accompany the healing action of demerara sugar, as an alternative method in the cicatricial process of wounds, in animals attended at the University Veterinary Hospital Francisco Edilberto Uchôa Lopes. For this, 13 animals were treated with a total of 20 wounds, where the tricotomy of the affected area was performed, cleansing with saline solution and application of the granulated sugar in the lesion bed. In addition, photographs and measurements of the lesions were taken to follow the cicatricial evolution. Being indicated the use of Elizabethan necklace and repetition of the dressing twice a day, at home. The animals obtained a cicatrization time of 14 to 23 days, as the wounds varied in different sizes.