Basic Equine Wound Care Timothy McDermott DVM

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Basic Equine Wound Care Timothy McDermott DVM AgNR Hocking Co. What to do first Do not get injured Calm horse get inside Call Vet What can you do to help? Stop bleeding Gently irrigate wound Bandage Get First Aid material The Healing

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Basic Equine Wound Care Timothy McDermott DVM
Ag/NR Hocking Co.

What to do first Do not get injured
Calm horse get inside
Call Vet
What can you do to help?
Stop bleeding
Gently irrigate wound
Bandage
Get First Aid material

The Healing Process Stages of Healing
Inflammation
Proliferation/Epithelialization
Remodeling
Types of closure
Primary closure
Delayed Primary
debridement
Second Intention
Most tensile strength at 7-14 days, Total strength is 15% less

Types of wounds Puncture wounds
Small
Deep
Abrasions
Lacerations
Shallow
Deep
Linear vs Flap
Eyes

Puncture Wounds Is it bleeding? A lot? Gushing?
Deep vs Shallow
Where is the puncture located?
A small puncture over a synovial structure can be worse than a large laceration over the rump or shoulder.
Synovial Puncture = TRUE EMERGENCY
Good prognosis with timely and correct care

Abrasions Assess how bad the damage is
Does not have the reputation punctures and lacerations do
Fly/Insect secondary damage.
Need to prevent them from getting worse.

Lacerations Assess similarly to a puncture wound
Bleeding, location, depth
A laceration involving tendons, joints or large blood vessels is a TRUE EMERGENCY

Topical therapy
Saline flush for debris
Antiseptics
Antibiotics
Other – Honey, Silver, Hydrogel, etc.
Insect repellants
Oral therapy
Antibiotics
Pain reliever
IV/Hospitalization
Bandages, eye covers, splints Treatment options - medical

What is “proud flesh” Part of the normal healing process
Formation of granulation tissue
More common in horses than other species
More common on lower leg
Skin under tension
Need a management plan
Prevention is best, start on DAY ONE
Stall rest, bandaging, cleaning, ointments Photo credit: Dr. Holly Beckford, theequinevet.com
Work with Vet to determine individual plan
Balance too much and too little granulation tissue to get “just right”

Kansas St University FOUR C’s Stay Calm
Clean the Wound
Compression bandage
Call the Vet

Questions?

Basic Equine Wound Care Timothy McDermott DVM

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