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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 1355505" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Just for fun. Recent pics I've taken - warning - these are graphic. They're wounds.</p><p></p><p>I have no idea what other vets do with their bovine leg injuries... this is how I deal with mine. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> Enjoy.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Good wounds - scrapes, only through one layer of skin, not into muscle or tendon, minimal swelling, no draining pus or other evidence of infection, etc.</p><p></p><p>Bad wounds - through multiple tissue layers (skin, muscle, tendon), involve bone or are near joints, small openings and large pockets inside, any wound where there is a "pocket" for dead tissue and fluid to pool that is lower than the wound itself (ie, cannot drain well), anything that drains pus and appears infected or that makes the animal lame.</p><p></p><p>Deleted pictures...sorry folks... I needed them for something else in my professional life and didn't want anyone putting me and MM together. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>The three most important things to do when dealing with wounds...</p><p></p><p>1) Clean</p><p>2) Clean</p><p>3) Clean</p><p></p><p>You can't have wounds too clean. Read that again. Whether you can avoid bandaging a wound if you are willing to hose it down once or twice a day... I don't know. I don't have that option so I bandage everything that could turn nasty if I leave it open. </p><p></p><p>I have half a dozen different things I put on wounds depending on whether or not they're infected and whether I need them more dry or wet. Probably 90% of them I use a simple sugar and chlorhexidine or iodine mixture under the bandage. Nothing expensive or fancy. I do have a few antibiotic options... there's no magic fix, just CLEAN and TIME.</p><p></p><p>I typically change bandages every 3-5 days... wounds that really concern me may get changed every day for 2-3 days until I make a decision on them. I have a few really good people that do most of the follow up work and just call when they have questions.</p><p></p><p>MM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 1355505, member: 852"] Just for fun. Recent pics I've taken - warning - these are graphic. They're wounds. I have no idea what other vets do with their bovine leg injuries... this is how I deal with mine. :P Enjoy. Good wounds - scrapes, only through one layer of skin, not into muscle or tendon, minimal swelling, no draining pus or other evidence of infection, etc. Bad wounds - through multiple tissue layers (skin, muscle, tendon), involve bone or are near joints, small openings and large pockets inside, any wound where there is a "pocket" for dead tissue and fluid to pool that is lower than the wound itself (ie, cannot drain well), anything that drains pus and appears infected or that makes the animal lame. Deleted pictures...sorry folks... I needed them for something else in my professional life and didn't want anyone putting me and MM together. :P The three most important things to do when dealing with wounds... 1) Clean 2) Clean 3) Clean You can't have wounds too clean. Read that again. Whether you can avoid bandaging a wound if you are willing to hose it down once or twice a day... I don't know. I don't have that option so I bandage everything that could turn nasty if I leave it open. I have half a dozen different things I put on wounds depending on whether or not they're infected and whether I need them more dry or wet. Probably 90% of them I use a simple sugar and chlorhexidine or iodine mixture under the bandage. Nothing expensive or fancy. I do have a few antibiotic options... there's no magic fix, just CLEAN and TIME. I typically change bandages every 3-5 days... wounds that really concern me may get changed every day for 2-3 days until I make a decision on them. I have a few really good people that do most of the follow up work and just call when they have questions. MM [/QUOTE]
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