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Tooth Root Abscess And Mandibular Infections In Old World Camelids: 3 Cases, Alyssa Sparnon, Joseph Smith, Pierre-Yves Mulon, Silke Hecht, David Anderson, Sarel Van Amstel

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Large Animal Clinical Sciences

There are limited reports of mandibular infections and tooth root abscesses in camels (Old World Camelids). This is in contrast to multiple reports and case series detailing diagnosis, management, and therapy of similar infections in New World Camelids such as llamas and alpacas. The purpose of this case series is to present three cases of camels in North America with these infections and to detail the diagnostics, therapeutic interventions, management, and follow-up of these cases. Radiography was utilized in all three cases, as was sedation and/or anesthesia. Similar to llamas, florfenicol was used for antimicrobial therapy and flunixin meglumine was …