Combined Oxygen-Ozone Therapy for Mesh Skin Graft in a Cat with a Hindlimb Extensive Wound

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Wounds of the extremities in cats accompanied by considerable loss of substance are frequently encountered in current practice and their therapeutic management and choice of closing method is a challenge for the veterinarian while also exerting an influence on the evolution of healing. In this case report, a new complementary technique is proposed, which involved supporting a skin graft using ozone therapy both before and after applying the graft. This approach accelerated the recovery of the patient and no complications were observed. ABSTRACT: This case report describes a new therapeutic approach for a domestic shorthaired female cat, who has an extensive posttraumatic wound in the right hind limb. After patient stabilization, general anesthesia was started and the wound was cleaned and debrided of devitalized tissues, followed by the application of ozone therapy and bandage. Eight sessions of ozone therapy were performed for 17 days until the application of the skin graft. Three more sessions of ozone therapy were performed every 3 days postoperatively. The bagging method and the perilesional infiltration method were used. The ozone therapy ensured an accelerated recovery of the patient without any complications. According to our knowledge, this is the first case report with the use of ozone therapy to support a free skin graft in a cat. The new therapeutic approach could be used to accelerate healing of the wounds with a significant lack of substance, by supporting pre- and post-operative skin grafts.