Vol. 9, Issue 4, Part A (2024)

Author(s): Trupti T Kherkar, Gajendra S Khandekar, Santoshmani D Tripathi, Shahir V Gaikwad, Simin V Bharucha, Vilas M Vaidya, Varsha D Thorat and Dishant Saini

Abstract: The research involved a cohort of twenty-four apparently healthy adult cats divided into two equal groups presented with open wounds, treated with autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP in group I and tilapia fish skin biological bandaging in group II on days 0, 5 and 10. Assessment of the wound healing revealed increased mean wound contraction percentage over the study period of 21 days in both the groups with no significant difference between the groups. Both groups exhibited robust granulation and epithelialization. In group I, significant reduction in wound area was observed within the group on days 5, 10, 15, and 21, indicating accelerated contraction and faster healing. However, in group II, non-significant reduction in wound area was observed within the group over the same period. Physiological and haemato-biochemical parameters remained stable with no significant difference between the groups on days 0, 8 and 21 of treatment. These findings underscore the almost equal efficacy of PRP and tilapia fish skin biological bandaging in managing open wounds in cats.