Figure 1. Thermal burn to the ventrum of a dog caused by jumping into a hot bath, showing a superficial partial-thickness burn. The dog's head is to the top of the image.

Understanding the approach to animals with thermal burns

Local burns are unlikely to lead to systemic derangements and aggressive therapy is not typically required. When the injury is directly witnessed, cold water can be applied to cool the wound. This...

Negative pressure wound therapy: application, indications and is there more we could use it for?

NPWT promotes wound healing by delivering negative pressure (a vacuum) at a wound site through an applied dressing. The wound edges are drawn together (Goldsworthy and Mcalinden, 2011), any infectious...

The use of negative pressure wound therapy in veterinary wound care

Indications for NPWT in animals include: treatment of large, open, contaminated wounds; dehisced surgical wounds, (with or without exposed orthopaedic implants or bones), degloving injuries and skin...