Collaboration between FMV UNUD and Ikayana Vet to control the monkey population through vasectomy and wound treatment on white monkeys in the South Kuta area

Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Badung - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Udayana University (FMV Unud) institution and  Udayana Alumni Association, Commissariat of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ikayana Vet, ogether with the held community service in the form of feeding monkeys, vasectomy for wound treatment and cutting of monkey fangs at several tourist sites in South Kuta on Sunday (6/2/2022) ). The monkey vasectomy activity took place in the Gunung Payung Temple area, Kutuh Village, South Kuta, followed by the treatment of a white monkey that had a bite wound in the Dalem Selonding Temple area, as well as cutting the monkey's fangs in the Uluwatu Temple area, Pecatu.

In this collaborative service, Ikayana Vet from various generations, caring veterinarians forum, Research Center for Primates of Udayana University, students and alma mater were also attended by the Dean of FVM Unud. The head of Ikayana Vet, Yustisia, who is also the chief executive, explained that the community service team provided food to the wild monkeys around the wewidangan temple and health services in the form of population control through vasectomy for the dominant monkeys.

"The pandemic condition has limited tourist visits, where previously the supply of monkey food depended on visitors to decrease. So that these monkeys don't cause problems finding food in people's homes, for that we are trying to help with the residents by feeding the fruit," said Yustisia.

The Dean of FVM Unud Prof. Suartha said that the campus is still obliged to maintain the competence of graduates so that they are ready to work in the field. “The vasectomy technique for long-tailed monkeys is different from that of dogs, so the university is obliged to improve the competence of graduates. This vasectomy aims to control the population, so that the monkeys do not leave their habitat,” said Suartha.

This vasectomy activity has previously been carried out, and until now a total of 5 dominant male monkeys have been vasectomy at the Gunung Payung Temple. It should be noted that the monkeys that underwent vasectomy were no longer able to produce offspring, but it did not disrupt the leadership structure in the monkey herd.

The service activities continued to the Selonding Temple area in the Pecatu area. At this location, monkey feeding and treatment of injured monkeys was carried out. Previously, there had been viral media coverage of the existence of a white monkey which the community called Wenara Petak as sacred as Hanuman in wayang stories. But it is very unfortunate that the appearance of the hanuman now is full of bite wounds. White monkey allegedly got injured as a result of a fight between dominant males who wanted the top leadership in the herd.

"Many bite marks on the shoulder, right arm, thigh and right leg. The wound is deep and infected, there is inflammation and it starts to smell bad, but there are no maggots, the wound is estimated to take about 5 days,” said Dewa Anom, one of the veterinarians who took part in the treatment.



 

Photo of a white monkey's wound before receiving treatment by a team of veterinarians.


Luckily the monkey was immediately secured and given intensive care. The open wound is sutured and treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and pain relievers. They are temporarily kept in cages to facilitate care and control, and will be released back when they have recovered. We hope that this unique monkey can recover as soon as possible and return to his community.