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    Efficacy of virgin coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil on the treatment of surgical wounds in dogs
    (Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, 2007-03) Cueva, Francisco B., Jr.
    The efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) on the treatment of surgical wounds in dogs was evaluated with the following objectives: (a) to determine the efficacy of VCO on the treatment of surgical wounds in dogs; (b) to determine the more effective route of administration of VCO for the treatment of surgical wounds in dogs ; and (c) to compare the healing effect of VCO with that of conventional treatment for surgical wounds in dogs. Twelve mongrel dogs aged four months regardless of sex and all in good body condition were utilized for the study. A 3.81 cm. long and 1 cm deep incision was aseptically made on the lateral side of the right thigh among the dogs under general anaesthesia. The incised muscles were sutured using chromic catgut leaving no dead spaces and the skin was apposed using simple interrupted suture of 2/0 silk. The dogs were distributed equally into four treatments replicated three times with one dog per replicate following the Complete Randomized Design (CRD), which are: no treatment (T0), povidone-iodine + amoxicillin (T1), oral VCO (T2) and topical VCO (T3). Data gathered were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance and Tukey method was used to test further significance of results. Variables considered were the degree of redness of wounds, amount of discharge, quality of discharge, size of scar formed and duration of surgical wound healing. Observations revealed that VCO when applied topically is effective in the treatment of surgical wounds in dogs. Topical application is the more effective route of administering VCO in the treatment of surgical wounds in dogs. The healing effect of VCO and conventional treatment (povidone-iodine + amoxicillin) are comparable.