Sinusite crônica em Cyanoloxia brissonii / Chronic sinusitis in Cyanoloxia brissonii

ABSTRACT

A Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia brissonii) was treated at the Veterinary Hospital Dr. Jerônimo Dix-Huit Rosado Maia - HOVET UFERSA with complaint of respiratory alterations, the animal arrived dyspneic and with a marked increase of the left nostril. For the treatment of sinusitis, antibiotic (Enrofloxacin -15mg/kg, once daily (SID) for 7 days), anti-inflammatory (Cetoprofen - 2mg/kg, SID, for 5 days), both orally, and nebulization (Gentamicin -5mg/kg associated with Aminophylline - 1mL/10mL of Physiological Solution, twice a day (BID), throughout the treatment period). Removal of the cushion was carried out in the left nostril, which showed recurrence and the need for two new cleanings of this nostril. On the third occasion, the chemical cauterization with 2% iodine and the addition of a ciprofloxacin-based eye drops to be made via topical in the nostril, thus obtaining success in the treatment.(AU)