Skin wounds are a common presentation in small animal practice. These wounds may be acute or chronic with a complicated healing process. An important aspect of the healing of wounds is debridement which may be carried out by surgical, autolytic, mechanical or enzymatic methods. The debridement...

ABSTRACT: This article will look at the short-term surgical management of a cat with a cat bite abscess (CBA), requiring surgical debridement of the wound and drain placement. Planning is an important skill in surgical nursing which can reduce anaesthetic duration and lead to improved surgical...

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy was used in treating postoperative wound complications in an 11 years old cat. After mechanical debridement of the wound, the wound edges were infiltrated three times at certain intervals with PRP. The wound healed completely 50 days after treatment. This clinical ...

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 13-month-old castrated male cat was evaluated for a large, spontaneously developed cutaneous laceration over the left scapular region. The cat had a history of severe gingivostomatitis, conjunctivitis, giardiasis, and feline herpesvirus infection and had received systemic...

Case summary A domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for chronic, bilateral, ulcerative dermatitis affecting the inguinal region and lateral aspects of both pelvic limbs. Histopathologic examination of skin biopsies collected throughout the course of disease revealed chronic pyogranulomatous...

Lip avulsions are a common result of orofacial trauma in dogs and cats. Vehicular trauma and bite wounds are common causes. Surgical therapy is highly successful with early decontamination and tension-free closure. This retrospective case series assessed the signalment, causes, lesion location,...

Open fractures have been considered one of the true orthopaedic emergencies by some, however, optimal treatment has not been definitively described. Significant debate has focused on the most appropriate method by which to manage open fractures, but general principles of treatment are well...

There are various techniques of debridement in veterinary practice. Knowledge of these techniques is essential to choose the ideal method or combination of methods required to successfully manage a wound. This article gives an overview of the main techniques available in veterinary practice that...

A 10-year-old, domestic shorthair cat was presented for acute lameness of the left forelimb accompanied by severe pain, swelling, skin necrosis, malodorous discharge and pyrexia. Following a presumptive diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis aggressive surgical debridement of the affected soft tissues...

Case Description: Three domestic short haired cats (2, 5 and 4 years of age) were presented to the Madras Veterinary College Teaching Hospital, with the history of large chronic, full thickness wounds on the right lateral cervical, left caudal forearm and right lateral thoracic region respectively. ...