The wound healing process involves four key phases: bleeding, inflammatory, proliferation, and the maturation/remodelling phases (key events are outlined in Table 1). These phases are often assumed to...
The principle of regional limb perfusion entails applying a tourniquet to the distal extremity and delivering antimicrobials locally to achieve a focally high concentration (Kilcoyne and Nieto, 2021).
Canine atopic dermatitis is diagnosed initially with the clinical evaluation of a combination of criteria that are closely associated with the disease (DeBoer and Hillier, 2001). Once it is certain...
The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust is a small UK registered charity, founded in 2002 by sisters Heather Armstrong and Stella Brewer. The aim of the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust is to reduce rural...
SSIs affect large numbers of veterinary patients each year and are infections that occur at, or near, to the surgical site up to 30 days post surgery, or up to 1 year after implants have been placed...
Biofilms occur when a group of microorganisms (typically bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses) attach themselves to a surface to create a colony. This colony form themselves into a type of ‘shield’...
It is June in North Somerset and the NADIS (2023) forecast shows a high risk for period for myiasis. A client with a flock of 60 Poll Dorset ewes has called because one of the rams has a large area of...
When considering the metacarpal fracture, either surgical or conservative management techniques could have been used with similar results, as digit 1 was affected, which is not weight-bearing...
Translocation of endogenous microbial flora is the most common route of surgical site infection. Skin preparation and aseptic techniques aim to reduce or eliminate the growth of resident and transient...
Environment and stress play major roles in development of reptile disease, including skin disease. These stressors will also affect prognosis, as effects on the reptile's immune system will influence...
Following a great discussion on this subject on our social media page, we are delighted to bring you the 'How To' discussion that is equally applicable to Nurses as it is to Vets.
Meet Joanne and Chloe the cat.
Hosted by the Vet Wound Library we are delighted to bring you an evening of Equine wound management insight hosted by Georgie Hollis and Professor Patrick Pollock, Director of Edinburgh's Royal 'Dick'...
This episode covers an extensive laceration in a sight-hound with ProfessorJon Hall joining us to discuss his approach and resolution of a challenging case.
