In this study, the proportion of fractures that lost alignment was smaller among those receiving stabilization of the fibula in conjunction with IM nailing compared with those receiving IM nailing alone. Adjunctive fibular stabilization was associated significantly with the ability to maintain fracture reduction beyond 12 weeks. At the present time, the authors recommend fibular plating whenever IM nailing is contemplated in the unstable distal tibia-fibular fracture.

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La acariasis es un problema común en el erizo pigmeo africano (Atelerix albiventris). Caparinia trípilis es responsable por la infestación por ácaros más frecuente. La presencia de sarna es común y puede causar co-infecciones bacterianas. El trabajo describe dos casos de sarna por Caparinia trípilis en el erizo pigmeo africano, un macho y una hembra, adultos, diagnosticados mediante evaluación clínica y microscópica de lesiones obtenidas por raspado. Los pacientes acudieron a consulta debido a que presentaban prurito intenso y caída excesiva de púas. El tratamiento consistió en la aplicación de ivermectina a dosis de 0,4 mg/kg por vía subcutánea. Se realizó realizado el control clínico de los pacientes a los 14 días, con la re-aplicación de la ivermectina, a la misma dosis. Al control se pudo observar una mejoría clínica completa. La presencia de Caparinia trípilis en erizos ha sido descrita ampliamente en los Estados Unidos de Norte América, Nueva Zelanda, y varios países de Europa, pero aún se requiere información de Centro y Sudamérica, y se informa aquí su presencia en Paraguay.

Four orphaned Glittering-bellied hummingbirds of 2 and 5 days of birth were received in two different reproductive seasons. The animals were fed with an artificial diet based on the components of nutrients described in the Merk Veterinary Manual. The individuals were fed on a frequency of 15 minutes while in their nest, and 30 minutes when they left the nest, always taking care not to overfill the crop. Once they could feed on their own, the food was offered ad-libitum. Within the management they were offered the conditions for flight practices, interaction with flowers from zone and artificial feeders as a transition from pre-release feeding. All the birds were released once they showed a capacity to fly free and to keep the sustained flight needed to feed themselves. The birds obtained in the first season were released after 13 and 25 days, respectively. One of them had already left the nest when he was received, and the other one left the nest after 18 days. The birds obtained in second season were released after 10 and 12 days, leaving the nest after 6 and 8 days, respectively. The diet and management fulfilled the objective, which was to develop the birds until they can be independent.

The aim of the study was the determination of hematological values of collared peccaries (Peccary tajacu) in captivity, at the Chaco Center for Conservation and Research,Boquerón, Paraguay. We sampled 26 collared animals, without sex distinction, without apparent disease signs, older than 1 year, chemically immobilized with a combination of drugs consisting of zoletil, azaperone and medetomidine. Also, atipamezole was used as a medetomidine reverser. Blood was obtained from the cephalic, saphenous and femoral vein, only one per animal deposited in a tube with lyophilized EDTA for 1 ml of sample. The determination of the hematological values ? ? was made by an automatic hematology analyzer 6 and blood smear. The results obtained, presented on average, were: Total erythrocytes, 7.38 10 /µL; Hematocrit 32%; Hemoglobin 10.5 g / dL; mean cell volume (VCM), 44 fL; HCM of 15 pg; mean cell hemoglobin concentration (CHCM), 34 g / dL. Total leukocytes 10,762 / µL; Segmented neutrophils 5.466 / µL; band neutrophils, 152 / µL; Lymphocytes, 4,480 / µL; Eosinophils, 754 / µL; Monocytes, 178 / µL; Basophils 31 / µL. Platelets, 138.231 / µL.