post op wounds

Re: post op wounds

Suze — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:13:48 GMT

Thanks for the replies.....am seeing a theme!

The general consensus is nothing for routine surgeries, except of course a buster collar which we give everything these days.

Thanks for the feedback.

Re: post op wounds

Ceri Boyd — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:24:59 GMT

Our practice does the same as Kelly's, just leave routine ops as they are, sometimes use medical pet shirts or advise to cover with a t-shirt and always home with a buster collar. We use primapore for oozy wounds and most ortho ops :)

Re: post op wounds

Kelly Wright RVN ISFM AdvCertFB — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:45:44 GMT

Good evening Suze, I'm assuming by routine operations they are anything from bitch Spey, cat Spey etc. Where I work we usually leave well alone once the incision has been closed up. Usually use buster collars for our bitch speys, cat speys and dog castrations etc. I know not everyone favours them, I guess until your approached with such a question you never give it much thought routinely. Equally we tell our clients to put an old tshirt over the wound using the "Arm-holes" for animals front legs etc. I have found in the past that premature baby grows work wonders on post op cat speys (random fact I thought would be useful on this occasion)

Regards

Kelly

Re: post op wounds

Sally Seddon — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:12:17 GMT

Don't really out anything on them unless oozy when we apply an opsite.

Re: post op wounds

caz vn1 — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:17:46 GMT

We usually put Primapore on Orth ops post op and some big abdo wounds but no sprays and if they come off so be it we always tell clients they are just for added protection but not essential as long as not licking them x

Re: post op wounds

Julie-Anne Wilson — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:15:03 GMT

If it seems oozy, I might give it a quick spray of opsite and put a primapore on just until the oozing stops, other than that I don't put anything on.