bandage advice

Re: bandage advice

paula morgan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:07:15 GMT

[quote user="Carolyn Edwards RVN"]

We've had some very good experiences with tie-over dressings too. It's too easy to create bandage rubs when you're putting a heavy dressing over a very mobile area! We often go for minimal dressings, unless the animal needs the support, and quite often use T-shirts (long or short sleeved), or similar, over the top or even on their own.

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Thats a good idea, could dress with Alevyn and a ver light bandage to give some padding to the wound and then a long sleeved t shirt, I think its the fact his leg is all bandaged up that is irritating him x

Re: bandage advice

Carolyn Edwards — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:58:36 GMT

Re: bandage advice

paula morgan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:57:13 GMT

Thanx for that Nick al get that book it looks good x

I was thinkin that Steph, he is in every 2 days but the owner says he gets them off in a few hours! x

Re: bandage advice

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:41:51 GMT

[quote user="scotlass"]

Thanks, the tie over dressing looks good Nick, al need to look into that, thanx for advice Sandra x Steph your right, he is very hairy and its actually really hard to see what your doin when applying the bandage, think we need to clip him up some more. I suggested one of those support bandages on top of our one and taped to secure, he says hes going to try that.x

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try to keep the clip not too short to the skin or it will become irritated and he will just scratch at it. tricky one! wouldn't like to think about a stitched bandage being kicked off if it was itchy!! OUCH!

Re: bandage advice

Nick Shackleton — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:17:47 GMT

wound management can be stressful at times but also very rewarding!!!

check out this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wound-Management-Small-Animals-Technicians/dp/0750688319/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280953051&sr=8-3

Re: bandage advice

paula morgan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:05:43 GMT

Re: bandage advice

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:56:50 GMT

Cant you just suture the allevyn, using the ones where you can remove the allevyn to change it, but you can re attach to the sutures so that it stays in place.

Re: bandage advice

Nick Shackleton — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:55:27 GMT

If it's open have your vets thought about a tie over dressing???

This is done by placing loops of nylon around the edges of the wound. and then place your dressing material on the wound. Then using umbilical tape. thread this through two loops opposite each other and then 'tie over' the top of the dressing material. Continue until the dressing is secure or all loops are used up.

Here's a picture:

Re: bandage advice

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:53:24 GMT

bandage both elbows and make a back strap? dunno, what sort of injury is it and what sort of bandage have you used already? is all the area around it shaved or is only the site shaved? Noofy's tend to have to have super thick hair, but at the same time really sensitive skin so if any of the bandage is pulling on his hair or if the shaved bits are itchy for him he may be more likely to pull at it or bother it.

Re: bandage advice

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:50:05 GMT

I take it you have tried stirrups?

Re: bandage advice

paula morgan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:49:47 GMT

Open x

Re: bandage advice

Nick Shackleton — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:43:05 GMT

Is it an open wound at all or is it completely closed???