Therapeutic Management of Perineal Transmissible Venereal Tumor Associated with Sinus in a Chippiparai Dog

M. Murugan, T. Sathiamoorthy, A. Ganesan, U. Lakshmikantan

Abstract: A five year old intact chippiparai female dog weighing 17.4 Kg presented with history of non healing wound at perineal region since two months and the case was treated by local Veterinarian. Fine needle aspiration test of the wound confirmed transmissible venereal tumor. Vincristine sulphate was administered at 7 days interval at the dose rate of 0.025mg/kg body weight intravenously for three weeks and sinus was flushed with povidone iodine antiseptic solution and the dog had an uneventful recovery.

Keywords: Perineal transmissible venereal tumor, Sinus, Vincristine, Chippiparai dog