Dr. Erin Gatz
Hurricane upon arrival at the Houston SPCA
Last November, Hurricane presented to the Houston SPCA with a monster wound over her knee joint. Somehow, despite not receiving any medical care for months, she managed to avoid infection. She was placed on a course of systemic antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and regional limb perfusions at presentation. Tetanus was also bolstered. The wound itself went through hydrotherapy, initial debridement, and a stack wrap was placed. In the beginning stages, the bandage was changed and the wound was debrided every other day. Once a health granulation bed was established, PRP was applied to the wound topically to help expedite healing time. Toward the end of treatment the stack wrap was switched to a lighter wrap around the carpus. From presentation to resolution was 8 months, and Hurricane has since been adopted into a loving home where she will be ridden by little kids.
-Dr. Erin Gatz
Hurricane’s Wound upon presentation and after treatment
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