A Retrospective Study on Boar-Induced Trauma in 42 Dogs

Boar attack-associated trauma (BAAT) in dogs was reviewed by assessing the injury type (blunt, penetrating, or combined), distribution, Animal Trauma Triage (ATT) score, and prognosis. We conducted a university teaching hospital retrospective study of the hospital medical records from December 2013 to January 2024 of all dogs presented for BAAT. Forty-two cases were identified: 36 (85.7%) had blunt trauma, 13 (30.9%) had penetrating trauma, and 7 (16.7%) had combined trauma. The mean ATT score (± standard deviation [SD]) was significantly higher in penetrating (4.3 ± 1.2) and combined trauma (5.0 ± 1.0) than in blunt (2.5 ± 1.3) trauma. Similarly, the mean ATT score was significantly higher in multiple (4.2 ± 1.4) than in single (2.5 ± 1.4) lesions. The mean ATT score was 3.0 (± 1.6) in survivors and 5.5 (± 0.71) in dogs that died naturally. The number of observations was too low to reach statistical significance. The survival rate was 100% (6/6) with only penetrating, 89.7% (26/29) with only blunt, and 85.7% (6/7) with combined lesions. ATT scores were higher in cases that suffered penetrating or combined and multiple injuries. Blunt trauma affecting a single region was more common than penetrating or multiple injuries. The overall survival rate was 90.5%.