Management of Tetanus in a Cow with Metronidazole

摘要

A case of tetanus in a cow and its successful management with metronidazole as the antibacterial agent is described. Tetanus is an acute, often fatal toxin associated illness caused by Clostridium tetani. Conventional treatment to eliminate the organism in farm animals is by the administration of penicillins. However, metronidazole is the preferred antibacterial for humans and is quite efficacious in dogs for the management of tetanus (Ahmadsyah and Salim, 1985, Shin et al., 2003). The present studyreports on the successful management of tetanus in a cow with the use of metronidazole as the antibacterial agent.