Case Studies

Penny was diagnosed with a superficial corneal ulcer in October 2009. Following multiple recheck appointments, antibiotic drops and even two grid keratotomy procedures, the owner and doctors were getting frustrated. Then they tried SentrX Corneal Repair Gel Drops. The owner used the drops in the eye three or four times a day for nine days. Upon recheck, the ulcer was gone.

From Kelly Zanella, Owner

"There was a very deep sore on the back of our alpaca's front leg. The bone was exposed. After two weeks of treating the wound and changing the bandages every day, the wound looked very ugly. It had vastly increased in size and bone was still visible, and it had started moving up the leg to the elbow and down to the ankle. I really began to panic...this was a real mess. We began treatment with SentrX wound healing gel and followed the directions which were very simple."

"On day four, when we finally unwrapped the bandages, I couldn't believe my eyes! The healing in those four days was dramatic. I have been raising animals for over 20 years and I have never seen anything work like SentrX. I wish we had used the SentrX initially on this animal, but, like a lot of us humans, I am a creature of habit. However, thankfully, you can teach an old dog a new trick. I learned that SentrX is a great, new product that all animal owners can benefit from, and that all vets should know about!"

Candy is a 15 year old German Shepherd. She had a granulomatous mass excised from her dorsal rear paw. CanitrX wound healing gel was applied post-operatively and at each bandage change. In just a few weeks, the wound had completely healed.

"The owners were very pleased. They thought it was 'amazing' and 'wonderful'." - Dr. Jen Trippany

This chronic wound on a dog's neck had been open for 6 months after the dog was likely bitten by a rattlesnake. This chronic wound was previously diagnosed "untreatable" by another veterinarian that examined this dog prior to her coming to Whispering Pines. Once Dr. Weber was able to get the wound free of infection and necrotic tissue, he began applying canitrX wound healing gel at all bandage changes, every 2-3 days. In just 50 days, this wound had almost completely healed.

Twenty year old Robert had been suffering from this chronic wound for an unbelievable period of 16 years. The brutal wound simply would not heal. That is, until Dr. Schaentzler tried equitrX. He began using it in January 2008. He applied the film-on-gauze every 3-4 days for the first several weeks, then reduced it to every 5-6 days. After a decade and a half of having this wound, Robert healed in just 9 months! According to Dr. Schaentzler, today Robert is trotting and bucking in his pasture, and feeling like a new horse.

"There is remarkable improvement with each bandage change...it always seems to be improving. The amount of new skin growth is unbelievable." - Dr. Edward Schaentzler June 2008

Sequence of treatments of "Ben" with equitrX film-on-gauze by Dr. Nathan Slovis, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, KY. EquitrX was applied every three days to this complex wound.

This cat presented to Dr. Kupanoff on May 11, 2008 with a large wound at the base of his tail. The wound was infected and in need of debridement. Surgery was performed but the wound was not able to be closed with suture due to the diffi cult location and the size.

On day 2, felitrX gel was applied. Dr. Kupanoff continued to apply felitrX every day. As the tissue granulated in, it became more feasible to surgically close the wound. Several surgeries were performed, as the wound had to be closed in stages. FeltirX was used throughout the treatment of this wound, and accelerated the healing process enabling Dr. Kupanoff to successfully close the entire wound 16 days after initial presentation.

Ernie suffered a serious injury. The wound was through the face into the oral cavity and was 5-6 inches long. He was seen by Dr. Cinda Velasquez. Ernie's wound was initally closed with suture. The repair was not healing and abscessed 4 days later. The wound was taken apart, thoroughly debrided and repaired again. The wound did not become infected, but was not granulating in and was starting to pull apart. Dr. Velasquez requested equitrx be sent overnight. Within 4 days of using the product, the wound had almost completely granulated in.

"I started treatment with equitrX and the wound was almost completely granulated in within 4 days. It has now been about a month and there is minimal scaring which can only be seen if looked at closely." - Dr. Cinda Velasquez

Miracle, a rescued puppy, was set on fi re and burned severely at just 6 weeks of age. The wound below is one of the worst he suffered. Dr. Saundra Hewitt of Oakland Veterinary Referral Services, used canitrX wound healing gel every day.

"I have never seen anything like this before and it is quite exciting since we should have very minimal scarring!" - Dr. Saundra Hewitt, DVM

Dr. Craig Smith of the Tacoma Cat Hospital treated this wound with felitrX wound healing gel for 7 consecutive days. The fi rst photo is of the contaminated wound on intial presentation. The second is the healing after only one week of felitrX usage.

Dr. Mayer treated this large wound on a cockatoo. He applied it for 7 days and was impressed with the healing he saw. SentrX products have been proven to accelerate healing in a variety of species including birds.

"I am very excited about the progress. Within one week you can clearly see the healing on the edges of the wound. I am worried that the healing progress will stop if we don't continue to use canitrX." - Dr. Jorg Mayer

In April 2006, Dr. Alan Nixon, a well –known equine orthopedic surgeon at Cornell University and Dr. Ben Schachter at Wellington Equine, Wellington, FL, operated on Balloo to repair a fractured splint bone. While this bone repair was successful, Balloo developed a tendon adhesion that prevented normal locomotion. In September, a second surgery was performed to surgically free the tendon adhesion and SentrX’ equitrX biodegradable anti-adhesion film was inserted to prevent reformation of the original adhesion. One month later, Balloo was walking normally, ultrasound showed the adhesion to be absent and Balloo successfully competed in the winter of 2006-07.

In early August, 2007, SentrX Animal Care was contacted by Ms. Jennifer Slate of Kearney, Nebraska in an attempt to find something that would help heal a horrendous wound suffered by her horse 'Mollie'. The original wound had occurred in March, superficially healed and then 'blew out' in early summer. With the wound only partially closed, equitrX film-on-gauze was initially applied on August 8, with progressive applications occurring every few days through mid-October. The wound progressed quickly to a healthy, pink, non-infected stage, to rapid closure that is visible in the accompanying photos. SentrX is grateful to Ms. Slater for keeping regular photographic records which permit sharing this healing experience with others.

Healing a dorsal metacarpal wound. (Figure A) Wound 13 days following primary closure by local veterinarian (partially dehisced). Sutures were removed, the wound debrided, exuberant granulation tissue along the proximal margin was trimmed. (Figure B) The same wound 7 days following debridement.  The exuberant granulation tissue was trimmed at this time and two further times over the following 8 week period.  At that time, the wound had become quiescent.  (Figure C) Wound 2 days following final trimming of granulation tissue and immediately prior to first application of Equitrx film.  (Figure D) Five days after initial application of Equitrx film.  (Figure E) Three weeks after the initiation of treatment showing a re-stimulation of the healing process.