Hi, Myra,
Can you explain a bit about the properties of surgical glue? (Also,
where does one find that?). I'm curious to know if one glued together
loose skin badly/in a rush if it is easily undone?
Also, how do you use the climber's oxygen? Is this for attachment to an
incubator?
thanks,
Suze
Myra Savant wrote:
>
> Well, it would depend on if you were a breeder or not. For general use, you
> would certainly want Saline, betadine, Q-tips, vet wrap, a decent pair of
> clamps and some surgical glue. Last year one of our pups tore the skin on
> her chest by running between two rose bushes. It was really hanging open,
> but still a relatively minor wound involving just the skin. Just rinsing it
> well in saline, followed by a weak betadyne solution, and gluing the edges
> together worked perfectly. It healed with no sign of the injury. You would
> want some rescue remedy, a rectal thermometer, hydrogen peroxide, 2x2s or
> 4x4 sponges, tweezers, a magnifying glass, and for serious injuries while
> you were enroute to the vets, handtowels and washclothes that had been
> washed in hot water and regular bleach and bagged in baggies. In the case
> of a serious open wound, you would want to place those really clean
> washclothes or handtowels over the wound and hold them in place with vet
> wrap while you left for the vet. If intestine was visible, you would want
> to wet some 4x4s with saline, put some saran wrap over it, cover with
> absorbent cloths and hold loosely in place with some vet wrap. (This would
> be for an adult dog that had been hit by a car for instance) That would be
> for starters on the first aid kit. If you were breeding, you would want 3cc
> syringes with a 25 gauge needle, tube feeding equipment, and the kind of
> bottled oxygen that mountain climbers use, glucose solution to give orally
> and Lactated ringers to inject subcutaneously. I apologize in advance to
> anyone who isn't used to using this stuff, or who has never had to use it,
> but I am a big believer in being prepared. Once a nurse, always a nurse;
> you just can't control the mind set. Myra
>
> >From: Susan Van Luchene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] First Aid Kit Items (was ethics)
> >Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:40:06 +0000
> >
> >Myra Savant wrote:
> >>>>also really good to check your canine first aid kits and to have a
> >well stocked supply kit of the various things that you could need some
> >day.<<<
> >
> >
> >Hi Myra,
> >
> >I know we did this some time ago (maybe last year), but it might be a good
> >idea if we reviewed the items that we may find useful to have in our first
> >aid kits or cabinets. For instance, saline solution to keep wound wraps
> >moist is something that many of us may may not have thought of. You being
> >and R.N. would be the perfect choice to begin this discussion :))
> >
> >Thanking you in advance,
> >Susan V.
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
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