By Kollbrunner, M. and Luginbuhl, A., Schweizer Archiv fuer Tierheilkunde, 2000
Description
The increasing number of cattle suffering from papillomatous digital dermatitis was reason enough for a literature review and to describe one of the possible methods of treatment applicable in medium sized farms and alpine farming. Spirochetes belonging to the genus Treponema are supposed to be the pathogens of the disease. Footbaths recommended by several authors are often not applicable because of technical reasons. Good results are obtained by surgical treatment using intravenous limb anaesthesia together with general and local application of antibiotics (chloramphenicol or oxytetracyline). After surgery cows were immediately bandaged and housed. By using this method 24 cases could successfully be treated. On average it took 6 days (1-12 days), 1 to 3 antibiotic bandages and 1 to 4 intravenous injections of antibiotics to treat the disease. Housing the infected animals helps to prevent the disease from spreading within the herd
The increasing number of cattle suffering from papillomatous digital dermatitis was reason enough for a literature review and to describe one of the possible methods of treatment applicable in medium sized farms and alpine farming. Spirochetes belonging to the genus Treponema are supposed to be the pathogens of the disease. Footbaths recommended by several authors are often not applicable because of technical reasons. Good results are obtained by surgical treatment using intravenous limb anaesthesia together with general and local application of antibiotics (chloramphenicol or oxytetracyline). After surgery cows were immediately bandaged and housed. By using this method 24 cases could successfully be treated. On average it took 6 days (1-12 days), 1 to 3 antibiotic bandages and 1 to 4 intravenous injections of antibiotics to treat the disease. Housing the infected animals helps to prevent the disease from spreading within the herd
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