Abstract
A 15 years old castrated male Pug dog was referred with chief complaint of cough, described as a goose honk. He was diagnosed into of tracheal collapse by clinical signs and radiography. He was received by injection- AP with butorphanol (0.15 mg/kg, SID) at BL13, LU01, LU05, LU06, LU07, LU09 and CV22 for 10 days, and he was also received by injection-AP with butorphanol (0.40 mg/kg, SID) at BL13, LU01 and CV22 for 9 days. The patient was given with Sochungryong-Tang (0.5 g/head, TID) for 7 days, and he was additionally given with Sojagangki-Tang (1 ml/kg, TID) for 12 days. Cough was not detected at all, and tracheal diameter was more increased than that of session 1 on radiograph at session 19. Cough was not detected at all and tracheal diameter at follow-up study of three month later was more dilated than that of session 19. In conclusion, the present patient was a case with canine tracheal collapse which showed favorable therapeutic response by injection-AP with butorphanol combined by administration of herbal medicine.
15년령의 중성화한 퍼그견이 거위울음소리 같은 기침 때문에 내원 하였다. 본 환축은 임상증상과 방사선 검사를 이용하여 기관지허탈로 진단하였다. 환축의 치료를 위하여 폐수(BL13), 중부(LU01), 척택(LU05), 공최(LU06), 열결(LU07), 태연(LU09) 및 천돌(CV22)에 10일간 butorphanol 약침을 실시하였으며, BL13, LU01 및 CV22에 9일간 butorphanol 약침을 추가로 실시하였다. 본 환축은 소청용탕(小靑龍湯)을 7일간 투여 받았으며, 소자강기탕(蘇子降氣湯)을 12일간 추가로 투여 받았다. 치료 후 환축은 기침을 하지 않았으며, 기관치의 직경이 방사선 사진에서 치료전보다 증가해 있었다. 3개월 후 정기 진단 시 기침은 전혀 관찰되지 않았으며, 기관지의 직경은 치료 후보다 더욱 증가해있었다. 결론적으로 본 환축은 butorphanol의 약침과 한약제의 병행으로 양호한 치료반응을 나타낸 개 기관지허탈 증례이었다.
