The use of ozonized sunflower oil in the treatment of wounds in small animals

The skin is the protective layer of the body and, therefore, the organ most susceptible to lesions. Curing them is very important in veterinary medicine due to their high incidence in small animal clinics. The present work aims to evaluate the healing effect of ozonized sunflower oil in the treatment of animal wounds through two clinical cases in different species. Two skin wounds with myiasis were evaluated, one in a mixed breed canine with a lesion in the perianal region, and another in a mixed breed feline with a lesion in the cervical region, both treated with ozonized sunflower oil. The established therapy did not demonstrate side effects in either canine or feline. Therefore, the treatment was effective and the wound healed completely within a period of 30 days in the canine and within 50 days in the feline. The animals presented, in addition to healing, accelerated hair growth, correlated to ozonized sunflower oil, which acts on circulation, aiding metabolism. The therapy instituted through ozone had a positive influence on the wounds, acting locally, promoting oxygenation and improving the animals' metabolism. Ozonated sunflower oil helps reduce local infection, acting with bactericidal, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. Ozone therapy is an integrative therapy and acts complementarily to conventional treatments. This therapy has been increasingly used in veterinary medicine in its various possible applications. Topical treatment with ozonized sunflower oil has shown to be completely effective in regenerating both wounds, taking less time in dogs than in cats due to the particularities of each species, in addition to being an easy-to-apply method, and easy-to-use treatment of low cost for tutors.