2015
DOI: 10.1638/2014-0229.1
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SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN HARBOR SEALS (PHOCA VITULINA)

Abstract: In 2012, 543 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and 124 grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were admitted to the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre in Pieterburen, The Netherlands. In 19 seals (3%), signs of infection in a hind flipper were observed. Initial treatment consisting of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs resolved the symptoms in 15 animals. In four harbor seals, estimated to be 3 to 4 mo old, a necrotizing infection developed that resulted in osteoarthritis of the tarsus or tibiotarsal joint or bo… Show more

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“…Research was performed at Sealcentre Pieterburen in The Netherlands, which rehabilitates approximately 500 phocids (family Phocidae) every year ( Osinga and van Voorst Vader 2010 ; Rubio-García et al 2015 ). The success rate of the rehabilitation center is high: Between 2010 and 2015, the average percentage of animals successfully released in the wild was 84%.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research was performed at Sealcentre Pieterburen in The Netherlands, which rehabilitates approximately 500 phocids (family Phocidae) every year ( Osinga and van Voorst Vader 2010 ; Rubio-García et al 2015 ). The success rate of the rehabilitation center is high: Between 2010 and 2015, the average percentage of animals successfully released in the wild was 84%.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, forelimb amputation in pinnipeds has not previously been documented. Pelvic flipper amputation at the level of the diaphysis of the tibia and fibula has been performed in several cases of osteoarthritis in harbour seals 14. In the present case, amputation of the forelimb was successful at eliminating the neoplasm, and the loss of the limb did not significantly affect the behaviours considered normal for this species or the individual’s overall welfare.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 51%