Disinfection of animal injuries
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How to treat and disinfect an injury of our pet
It’s common in everyday life, that an animal can injure itself, especially if it is free to play and run like a cat and dog, or like horses because of little accidents in the stable. In these cases is very important to know how to operate a first aid to safeguard the animal health, and to know how to disinfect your pet wounds.
What kind of wounds
Basically we have 2 kind of wounds that can affect our furry friends
• Stab wounds
• Puncture wounds
Stab wounds are easier to see, they are enlongated and look like an almond (1).
Puncture wounds are more dangerous, caused by a blunt instrument or by a bite of another animal, the problem is that we can’t know how much deep is the wound and if other tissues or organs are damaged.
The better thing to do is to contact the Veterinary to ensure about the real condition of our animal.
If we have a surface wound, instead, we can act for a first aid.
Good practice, is to keep on hand a first-aid-kit with the necessary to disinfect and bandage.
Keep on mind that a hurt animal is suffering and that we can’t predict its reactions, so it’s really important to stay safe, it would be better ask an help, another person that can hold and calm the animal, if it is a dog, can be a good idea to use a muzzle to prevent a dog bite, and to avoid that it licks the wound(2), we need to remember that the wound can get infect, so use latex gloves.
We have to wash and clean gently the wound, and the water must not touch directly the injury (3); we can also shave the fur around the wound, to keep the dameged area clean.
Disinfection
• Hydrogen peroxide(4)
• Betadine(5)
This part needs to be carried out prudently and with sterile equipment.
Leave the wound to the air as much as possible, then make a light pressure bandage.
Anyway a rapid call to your veterinary can clear this up.
Keep on mind that for more serious injuries as trauma from road accidents, penetrating injuries or for every other injury we can’t handle, we have to talk with a veterinary, and that our first aid cannot replace medical cure from qualified personnel.
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