Dear all,
I'm a veterinarian graduated student in Chile, and i would like to borrow a space here to ask for any kind of advice if it's possible.
A sea leopard (Hydrurga leptonyx) is stranded in Talcahuano (VIII Region of Chile) and here are a few volunteers taking care of this animal.
It seems like the sea leopard has pneumonia, a fracture and some injures on its tail.
For the treatment, i was thinking of:
Acetylcistein: 20% solution nebulizer BID-QID
Aminophylline: 5,5 mg/kg PO, BID
I don't know if the doses would be fine to a sea leopard.
I'm very far from this animal, because I’m from Santiago. But i a veterinarian already have diagnostic the animal. I don't think they will make a cultive to see the agent. But, would you treat it with antibiotics also? Which would be the best for this seal and which dose?
I read that parasitism is a very common cause of pneumonia in pinnipeds. Would you treat it with Fenbendazole also? (11 mg/kg PO SID (two doses))
If anyone could give us some information we will be very grateful.
Thank you!
M. Constanza Cifuentes Ortiz
Medicina Veterinaria
Universidad Mayor