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Gun-shot wounds should be considered serious until proved otherwise because of the tremendous kinetic energies and penetration effects potentially present (Crane, 1985). The present paper describes management of gun-shot wounds in a Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus).A captive male Sloth Bear aged about 5yr owned by Amsena a nongovernment organization was inflicted with bullet injuries from the security guard of the district collector of Nuapara on 25.vi.2006. While the collector was inspecting the NGO the bear escaped from the cage and attacked him. The security person immediately fired four rounds of bullets towards the bear to save the collector. The injured bear was presented to the surgery department, Orissa Veterinary College in a squeeze cage carried on a truck on 6.vii.2006 for thorough examination and treatment. The animal was anaesthetized using a mixture of 1.3mg of atropine sulphate, 300mg of xylazine hydro-chloride and 500mg of ketamine hydrochloride as single bolus intramuscular injection (Image 1 w ). The bear became recumbent within 5min. Then it was removed from the cage (Image 2 w ) and transported to the x-ray room by a wheeled trolley. The temperature, pulse, respiration and heart rate were 100.4 0 F, 76/min, 12/min and 80/min, respectively. The values of haemoglobin, total leucocytes count, neutrophil, eosinophil, lymphocyte and monocyte were recorded to be 8g%, 5,600/cu mm, 60, 4, 29 and 7. The biochemical parameters GPT, GOT and BUN were 17 U/L,72 U/L and 24.2mg/dl. Radiographs were taken in lateral and ventro-dorsal views and processed. No bullets could be located in the leg or thigh regions. Complete examination of body revealed three wounds. A bullet entry wound of 1cm diameter on the left lateral region below the level of ischeal arch and the exit wound of about 2cm diameter was located on the medial aspect of the thigh (Image 3 w ). The tongue was injured with free portion nearly half the width on the left side injuring the lateral aspect of the lip also nearer to the commissure (Image 4 w ). The wound was healing. The injury of the lip was about one-half inch at an oblique angle. There was a bruise of about one-half inch, might be due to bullet injury on the right side of the neck (Image 5 w ); no bullet had penetrated into the neck. The wounds on the tongue, lip and neck regions were treated with Terramycin liquid as they were superficial. The wounds at the left hind limb were cleaned and exudates were collected into a sterile syringe for antibiotic sensitivity test. These wounds were also thoroughly cleaned and irrigated with Terramycin liquid after shaving the area. There was no trace of suppuration in the neck though it was 10 days old. The metal detector also did not indicate the presence of any metallic objects in the body (Image 6 w ). One bottle each of DNS 5%, D5 and RL were administered intravenously throughout the treatment period. The bear was revived with 20mg of yohimbine hydrochloride after being placed back in the cage. It recovered within 15 minutes and returned back to t...

aggregata, globosa, ad 215µm diam.; ascosporae oblongae vel ellipsoideae, 4-septatae, constrictae, raro cellula centralis magniora, 41-45 x 18-21µm. Colonies epiphyllous, dense, up to 2mm in diameter. Hyphae straight to substraight, branching opposite to irregular at acute angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 16-20 x 6-8µm. Appressoria alternate, about 2% opposite, antrorse to subantrorse, 16-21µm long; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate, 3-7µm long; head cells ovate, clavate, globose, entire, 12-14 x 11-13µm. Phialides mixed with appressoria, alternate to opposite, ampulliform, 16-20 x 8-10µm. Mycelial setae few to numerous, simple, straight, about 2% curved to uncinate, acute, dentate to cristate at the apex, up to 600µm long. Perithecia scattered to loosely grouped, globose, up to 215µm in diameter; ascospores oblong to ellipsoidal, 4-septate, constricted at the septa, rarely central cell larger, 41-45 x 18-21µm. RemarksHaving acute to dentate mycelial setae, M. smilacacearum can be compared with M. smilacis Stev. known on Smilax spp. from Porto Rico, Honduras and Taiwan (Hansford, 1961) but differs from it in having only epiphyllous colonies, longer, straight but few uncinate mycelial setae and smaller ascospores.

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