Botulismo canino de raza pastor border collie.

Abstract

This section of the report describes a clinical case from Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the Dr. Santiago Reyes Amaya Small Animal Veterinary Clinic in the city of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. Entire male canine patient of border collie breed, age not registered with a weight of 23 kg, with current vaccination plan, reported enucleation surgery of the right eyeball, a prostrate patient of the hind limbs without superficial sensitivity in the test of sensitivity and complementary tests in which the patient in the hemogram shows a slight anemia positive for hemoparasite and four possible diagnoses are given polytrauma lumbrosacral, hemoparasitic paralysis, myasthenia gravis or botulism. The diagnosis was made based on results. Advice is requested from the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) to confirm botulism with a laboratory test (ELISA). Due to his symptoms presented later in hospitalization, a diagnosis of botulism was made, treatment was instituted and after two weeks the patient had a favorable prognosis. Bibliography review is carried out to deepen the clinical case and consolidate knowledge.