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Effect of sidr honey on healing of contaminated wounds
in alloxan-induced diabetes mellitus in dogs
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Musa A. Alshehabat*1,
Zuhair A. Bani Ismail1, Wael M.
Hananeh2, and Mofleh S. Awawdeh2 |
1Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences;
2Department
of Pathology and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan
University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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Abstract |
The objective of the
study was to compare Sidr honey and iodine on healing of contaminated
wounds in induced diabetes in dogs. Diabetes mellitus was induced in
dogs (n=4) using intravenous injection of 120 mg/kg alloxan monohydrate.
Status of the diabetes was verified using oral glucose tolerance test.
Four (1.5 cm x 1.5 cm) wounds were created on each of the research
subject’s back. Wounds were covered with 2 gm of dog feces under a
bandage for 24 hours prior to starting the treatments. In each of the
diabetic dogs or control dogs (n=4), 2 wounds (n=8) were treated with
1-2 ml of 10% povidine iodine and 2 wounds (n=8) were treated with 1-2ml
of pure Sidr honey. Treatments started twice daily for the first week
and then once daily for the rest of the study. Wounds were left to heal
by second intention healing. Healthy control dogs were treated in a
similar fashion. Wounds in the alloxan-induced diabetic dogs healed at a
slower rate. In both groups, honey or iodine treated wounds appeared to
heal at a comparable rate. Sidr honey can be considered as a safe
natural remedy to manage contaminated wounds.
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Keywords:
Dogs; alloxan;
contaminated; wounds; Sidr |
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To cite this article:
Alshehabat MA, ZAB Ismail, WM Hananeh and MS Awawdeh,
2016.
Effect of
sidr honey on healing of contaminated wounds in alloxan-induced diabetes
mellitus in dogs.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 6(8): 242-247. |
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