Nasal Bone Fracture in Mongrel Canine: A Case Study Shweta Kamble 1 , Subha Ganguly 2 , Praveen Kumar Praveen 3 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, 2 Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Arawali Veterinary College (Ailiated with Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bikaner), N.H. – 52 Jaipur Road, V.P.O. Bajor, Dist. Sikar, Rajasthan ABSTRACT Nasal fracture in canines may lead to devastating fates if it causes obstruction in breathing. Poorly treated or neglected nasal fractures lead to progressive deformities, saddling and nasal obstruction. Proper diagnosis leads to proper contemplation of the surgical technique. Muzzling of the animal postoperatively may ease the pain of animal. The case report presents the successful management of nasal bone fracture in a mongrel dog. Surgical intervention led to successful management and early recovery in the dog. Keywords: Facial bone, fracture, Nasal bone Corresponding author : Subha Ganguly Email: ganguly38@gmail.com INTRODUCTION The nasal bones are the most fragile of the facial bones, having the least amount of tolerance to an impact force. [1] The resultant fracture of the nose can be predictable based on the forces of injury. Bony fractures of the nose may involve one or both nasal bones, the frontal process of the maxilla, the bony septum, and in severe trauma the nasal–orbital– ethmoid complex. [2] The dog may encounter nasal bone fracture due to external trauma such as hit by blunt or sharp weapon. Fight between canines may also lead to facial bone fracture. The resultant fractured site may have an open wound on the overlying skin. CASE HISTORY A mongrel dog was presented at the Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex (T.V.C.C.) of Arawali Veterinary College, Sikar. It was presented with open wound over the nasal bones caused due to unknown etiology. There was total facial deformity of the dog. The fractured nasal bone was easily palpable. Nasal bleeding along with pain was observed in the dog (Figure 1). On physical examination, the dog was found to have nasal bone fracture which was inally conirmed with the help of radiography. TREATMENT The animal was premedicated with Inj. Atropine sulphate @ 0.04 mg/kg b. wt and Inj Xylazine @ 1 mg/ kg b. wt. The animal was anesthetized with the use of Ketamine @ 10 mg/kg b. wt through intramuscular route. The fractured nasal bone was reduced by careful manipulation of fracture fragments back into anatomical alignment. The retention was done through surgical ixation by wiring major fragments together with orthopaedic wire. The wound was freshened and sutured with Silk No. 1. The suture line was applied with ointment containing silver nano gel to fasten the healing process. Postoperatively, the owner was advised to provide the dog with soft or liquid diet and to apply Elizabeth collar, in order to prevent self mutilation of wound. The dog was provided with Inj. Taxim 500 mg for 7 days along with Inj. Meloxicam @ 0.5 mg/Kg b.wt for 4 days intramuscularly. Alternate day dressing was done and sutures were removed on 10 th day (Figure 2). DOI Number: 10.5958/2395-1796.2016.00016.8