Veterinary Use - Animal Wound Care
May 2, 2005
This colt was born to be a registered cutting horse. It had been kicked and bitten by a gelding since birth resulting in the wounds as shown.
Note: The shear cliff face edges of the wounds and the tunnelling that is occurring. Drains had been inserted into the wounds to extricate moisture from the wounds (these are wounds in progression not regression).
Treatment: Use Australian medical sheepskin (AMS) as a dressing changed every day and held in place by a half pair of pyjama pants. Each (AMS) dressing is machine washed in Skinsan detergent and tumble dried each day.
The colt was to be kept away from any further harm and as high a protein diet as possible.If (AMS) fibre sticks to the wound simply flood with Saline or water until (AMS) falls away. Note: Mechanical debriding is not required with (AMS) as necrotic tissue will simply self slough when enough granulated tissue has formed underneath.
Photo courtesy Rocky Mountain House.