CASE REPORT: USE OF INTRAPERITONEAL CEFTRIAXONE IN THE PREVENTION OF PERITONITIS IN A MARE WITH RUPTURED RECTUM
Keywords:
Rectal Rupture, Conservative Treatment, Intraperitoneal CeftriaxoneAbstract
This report describes the treatment of a two-year-and-seven-month-old Quarter Horse mare diagnosed with grade III rectal rupture after reproductive manipulation. The initial approach suggested corrective surgery with a colostomy, but the owner's refusal led the team to conservative treatment. The protocol included fluid therapy, analgesia, systemic support, and antibiotic administration, with emphasis on the introduction of ceftriaxone intraperitoneally at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day for five days to prevent the onset of septic peritonitis. The treatment was well tolerated and resulted in significant clinical improvement, with recovery of intestinal motility, hematologic normalization, and clinical stabilization. The adopted approach, although alternative, proved effective, with ceftriaxone being a promising resource for controlling abdominal infections in severe non-surgical cases.
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Copyright (c) 2025 Lívia Rodrigues Mendes, Maria Cecilia Silva Fonseca, Nysa Neves Alves, Fabiane de Paula Carvalho Costa, Emerson Márcio Gusmão, Matheus Pereira da Silva, Amanda Cunha Araújo, Maria Dulcinéia da Costa, Maria Eduarda Ramalho Lopes, Juliano Santos Siqueira, Renê Ferreira Costa, Otaviano de Souza Pires Neto, Daniel Ananias de Assis Pires, Marielly Maria Almeida Moura, Clara de Almeida Mota Pires, Pedro Guimarães Lage, Maria Júlia Ribeiro Magalhães
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