Abstract
Abstract The stingray, a seemingly harmless cartilaginous fish, is capable of causing painful injuries and envenomation in humans. There is no known peer reviewed case report involving dogs in a veterinary journal at the time of writing this case report. Poor management of the condition or overzealous attempts to remove embedded barbs has resulted in complications in humans. This case report presents an effective approach to the treatment of stingray envenomation in dogs which is likely to be reproducible in other domestic animals. Clearly elucidated are the principles behind antibiotic therapy in the treatment of stingray injuries and the benefit of lignocaine injection in cases of embedded stingers. There is a need for case reports to enhance clinical knowledge of stingray management in domestic animals. This case report, thus, serves as an impetus for future research in this area of veterinary medicine.
Highlights
The Stingray is an aquatic animal found worldwide; they are dorsoventrally flattened cartilaginous fishes belonging to the suborder myliobatoidei and the order myliobatiformes
Stingrays are found along the west coast of Africa, the Dasyatis margarita and Dasyatis chrysonota can be found in the coast of Senegal and Gambia
As reported in all published case reports, human stingray injuries and envenomation are painful, they often lead to tissue necrosis and wound sepsis
Summary
The Stingray is an aquatic animal found worldwide; they are dorsoventrally flattened cartilaginous fishes belonging to the suborder myliobatoidei and the order myliobatiformes. As reported in all published case reports, human stingray injuries and envenomation are painful, they often lead to tissue necrosis and wound sepsis. Based on the authors’ clinical experience, among the few cases encountered, the common site of envenomation in dogs in Gambia is the submandibular area. This is a logical observation, as most of these unpleasant encounters occur when they are nosing around on the beach. The non-visible part of the barb lay parallel to the thoracic wall It could be palpated as a subcutaneously embedded, stiff, pointed material with bilaterally serrated edges and a pointed end like a hypodermic needle in the hypodermis. Recovery was uneventful and the wound healed without a major scar
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