Pet Wellness - Laceration First Aid and Care

Pet wellness, particularly dogs and cats requires that owners know how to deal with some injuries, no matter how big or small. Of course emergencies require professionalism vet or a phone call. However, minor injuries can be treated successfully at home, providing fast and well-being of your pet's comfort when injured with lacerations.

tears are fairly common in dogs and cats and are usually due to bite wounds or cuts that happen in the yard of a sharp nail, or a worn fence. Fri wellness advice today will help you deal with lacerations calmly and confidently, to ensure your pets well being. You'll learn what to give medication, what is safe and what is dangerous.

You will want to take into account the security of this information is printed and easily accessible for when you need it. Set up in your first aid kit will make it user friendly in case of emergency lacerations.

What is a laceration?

gash was just tearing the tissue. The edges of the tear can be smooth, jagged or irregular. When a laceration may be based on the damage of tissues and structures. Muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels may be damaged as well. Needless to say, the deeper the cut the damage goes deeper.

Deep lacerations may cause damage to the brutal basic structure, which can often be life-threatening, where as a minor trauma can only come off skin damage. Pollution from debris, bacteria and dirt are often a cause of serious injury and infection.

The most common causes of lacerations

* Cuts of glass or sharp objects

* Rough-wire fence

* affected by

* Jumping through the window (it happens! Often when an animal is chasing something and not realize that a door or window is open, but instead a glass off)

* Bite wounds

Pet Wellness Home therapy

the extent and depth of the lacerations will dictate treatment. Of course, if your pet has symptoms of bleeding heavily, not able to move or walk, crying in pain, or wound seems too deep, then it is safe to assume the injury is serious and the pet should be taken to the vet. However, if you're not sure how serious the situation is and your pet does not have any of the above symptoms then you can phone your vet and describe the situation to see if the animal needs vet attention or if he can heal their wounds at home.

The home treatment for minor lacerations

* Assess home wound (s). Be careful not to bite you in the assessment of the wound. If the pet is in pain he can nip or bite. If so, contact your veterinarian. That emergency signs above the proposed sign? If so, contact your veterinarian immediately.

* If the wound is bleeding using a clean cloth and gently apply pressure to the wound. Again, beware of caution, because it can be painful for your pet.

* If the wound is shallow, place your pet in a comfortable position and make sure you have good lighting. Ask someone to hold the flashlight for you if necessary. Clip carefully and slowly around the wound. Avoid getting hair in the wound. To do this use the KY jelly in the wound to protect it while clipping. hair will keep looking instead of healing.

* Assess the size and extent of the wound. If it is deeper than the full thickness of skin, or if bleeding profusely, or if the wound is more that 1 inch then you need to contact your vet because the wound will probably require stitching.

if and only if, you are not able to take your pet to the VET:

1 Flush the wound hard, but gently with lukewarm water. A good way to do this if you can use a syringe. Make warm water into the syringe and flush the wound. This will remove all dirt from the wound. DO NOT ALLOW needles or syringes to touch your pet early. You use water pressure to remove impurities from the wound. Turkey baster can also be used instead of syringes. Make sure the water pressure is gentle enough that it will not hurt or break early anymore.

2 While you're cleaning - you can better assess the wound. If it appears superficial lacerations - You May be done with cleaning. Dry the area around the wound.

If the wound is deep or exhausting - the best thing to do is see your vet. Some deeper or draining wounds may benefit from a bandage. Be careful with the dressings. Most of the bandages that veterinarians see that the owners shall have done the wrong way and added early damage.

* Never make the bandage too tight

* Apply a bandage 4x4 then wrap it with gauze. Make sure the size is appropriate for dressing the wound and the wound is properly covered to avoid any sticky part of the bandage on the wound. Look for bandage material named Telf. Telf is made ​​with a substance that prevents the bandage from sticking to the wound. Very important!

* Telf bandage should be placed directly on the wound, then wrap the cheesecloth, then wrap the outer Vetwrap. Use a small strip of tape to secure the outer bend.

* Make sure wrap is too tight checking toes pet every few hours for the swelling. If you notice swelling, loosen the bandage.

3 Monitor pet. If the injury is minor pet's activity should be normal to eat and drink at a normal level. pet may be experiencing vomiting, diarrhea, and who have normal urine and stool.

See the vet if:

* pet is vomiting

* has diarrhea

* acting lethargic

* Do not eat or drink

* Has difficulty breathing

4 Do not allow pet to disturb or bother the wound. Try and cover the wound or the use of e-collar. e-collar is a cone-shaped collar that goes around the neck, to prevent the pet from chewing or licking wounds or bandages. .

At the beginning of this article I mentioned a good pet wellness practices require pet owners have a first aid box for pets injuries. Additionally, in order to act as quickly as possible, to provide the necessary bandages and collars are at hand for housing them in your home for a situation like this. You do not want to run around looking for the right bandages and collars at the time of your pet you need most. So are all ready in case of laceration injuries.

Pet Wellness means ensuring appropriate security for your pet. Keep a close eye on your yard and garage and other places around your home pet visits. Make sure it is free from anything which could cause lacerations or any other kind of injury to your pet.