TY - JOUR ID - 251353 TI - Efficacy of controlled-flux electrolyzed acidic solution in dogs with otitis ‎externa JO - Veterinary Research Forum JA - VRF LA - en SN - 2008-8140 AU - Flores Ortega, Ariadna AU - Romero Núñez, Camilo AU - Heredia Cárdenas, Rafael AU - Bautista Gómez, Linda Guiliana AD - Autonomous University of Mexico State, Biotechnology and genetics laboratory to University Center UAEM Amecameca, Mexico City, Mexico‎ AD - Dermavet Veterinary Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico‎ Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 13 IS - 2 SP - 275 EP - 278 KW - Controlled-flux electrolyzed acidic ‎solution KW - Dog KW - ‎ Mexico KW - ‎ Otitis externa DO - 10.30466/vrf.2020.127496.2950 N2 - Otitis externa is an inflammatory disease of the external ear canal; a therapeutic alternative is the controlled-flux electrolyzed acidic solution (SAEFC) with bactericidal and bacteriostatic properties. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and cytological efficacies of SAEFCin otitis externa. A total of 30 dogs were examined. The clinical and cytological evaluations were on days 1, 7 and 14; the following was considered: Pain, erythema, exudate, inflammation, ulcers, putrid odor and pigmentation. Cytological evaluations were carried out to examine the presence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), intra-cellular bacteria (cocci; IC), extra-cellular bacteria (EC) and yeasts on days 1, 7 and 14. A cotton swab saturated with SAEFC was applied for each dog’s ear. The values of PMN diminished having a significant difference between days. The presence of IC (cocci) had a difference in evaluations from day 1 to day 7 and from day 7 to day 14 demonstrating an important drop. The evaluation of pain showed a sustained decrease until reaching 95.00% of remission, erythema diminished 68.33%, the exudate dropped to 90.00%, inflammation was no longer present by day 14 in 78.00% of the cases and 21.67% showed a slight inflammation, the putrid odor dropped to 95.00% and 5.00% presented a mild odor and by day 14 ear pigmentation was no longer present in 51.67% of the cases and the 48.33% had slight pigmentation. The use of SAEFC is an effective alternative treatment in dogs with otitis externa. UR - https://vrf.iranjournals.ir/article_251353.html L1 - https://vrf.iranjournals.ir/article_251353_1aa102cf46f451f29f3a8286c18f3510.pdf ER -