Nashon W Wavumbah *, Janet Mwadime and Rose Kavurani
Institute of Primate Research, Kenya
*Corresponding author: nashonwavombah@gmail.com
Castration in domestic and companion animals plays an important role in controlling the animal population, aggressive male behavior, and producing meat consistently acceptable to consumers. Surgical castration is widely used method, but it is more expensive and painful if not well managed. This research focused on using 10% iodine and 1% polidocanol foam as intratesticular injections to achieve castration in adult dogs owned by a client in the Lwandeti village in Kakamega County, Kenya. Two dogs received 1mL of 1% polidocanol, while one dog received 1ml of 10% Lugol's iodine in each of their testicles. Surgically harvested testicles after three months for histological examination. The histological examination revealed that the seminiferous tubules of testes that received 10% Lugol's iodine had cellular infiltration and fibrin deposition. Those that received 1% polidocanol showed moderate to severe cellular infiltration but less than the iodine group. Concluded that polidocanol and iodine as a chemical method can be used instead of surgical castration.