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Sherrie Mangold
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Username: smangold
Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 3:59 pm: |   |
Hi Dr. O. I have been using your website for sometime, but have never posted. It has really helped me alot. I have a mare that kicked out and got her back leg caught in a corral panel. At first there was swelling and a 2" by 1" cut/gouge just below the bend of the hock. It really didn't seem that bad at first, pretty superficial. I started treating the wound and the swelling has gone down by 3/4ths in only 3 days, but about 2 days after the incident, the wound kind of cratered. It opened up in the middle and the hole looks to be about 1" by 1/2" wide and about 1/2 to 3/4" deep, course it's kind of hard to judge how deep it is. She doesn't favor that leg much, just a slight limp now. So, my question is what caused it to open up like that and should I be doing anything different with it? I've been hosing it twice a day and using a furazone ointment. Thanks in advance for any advice. Sherrie |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 20667
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 7:56 am: | |
Hello Sherrie and welcome to posting,
Without examining a wound I cannot judge what proper treatment would be. In uncomplicated wounds the method that I would use is described in Wound First Aid and the continued care in Long Term Wound treatment. But whenever you are dealing with a situation you are unsure of we always recommend an evaluation by your veterinarian.
Concerning the change in your wound a important component is the type tissues (in this area skin, subcutaneous tissue, tendon, and bone predominate but ligaments may be present if high enough) involved and their overall condition or health. It is normal for deeper wounds to begin with the edges of the transected tissues contracting back, enlarging the size of the wound over the first few days, before granulating in and then eventually closing (see the description of wound healing in Long Term Care).
DrO |
Sherrie Mangold
New Member
Username: smangold
Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008 - 2:24 pm: | |
Thank you Dr. O. I had read the section on wounds but missed the section on long term care. It has a lot of useful information. Thanks again. Sherrie |
