New wound healing techniques at Woodward Veterinary Practice have been used to successfully help treat a Jack Russell.
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An Ashby-de-la-Zouch vet practice has used new healing techniques to help treat a much-loved Jack Russell with cancer in his tail.
A team of four veterinary nurses and three vets at Linnaeus-owned Woodward Veterinary Practice took care of 11-year-old Toby following an operation to remove the lump and spearheaded the new treatment methods – the first time they have been used at the surgery.
Kayley Williams, a veterinary nurse at Woodward Veterinary Practice and one of those looking after Toby, said: “Toby was seen every three days and his wound was treated by our nursing team for seven weeks using healing techniques learnt by myself and my colleague Laura Nixon on a wound management course.
“Thanks to these new techniques, and the valuable knowledge of our nursing team, Toby’s wound successfully healed over completely.”
Among the new healing methods used on Toby was a ‘tie over’ technique, where sutures are placed around the wound and a swab is secured over it to protect the wound and inner dressings.
An ultra-absorbent dressing was used to soak up excessive discharge, while the wound was routinely flushed with warm saline to remove any foreign bodies or bacteria.
The extensive healing procedures also included packing the wound with dressings to help draw out and bind bacteria found within tissues which can then be removed at the next dressing change, plus placing a gel inside the wound to aid in the moist healing process once the bacteria had been removed.
Finally, film sprays were used around the edges of the wound to avoid further damage to surrounding tissues.
Among the other veterinary nurses looking after Toby were Alison Hubbard and Lauren Allen, while the vets were Claudia Faria, Michael Berman and Gabby Mitchell. Javier Rodriguez performed the initial surgery.
Kayley added: “Toby’s treatment and recovery was a real team effort and it’s great to see that using new techniques can have a very positive outcome for patients.”
For more information about Woodward Veterinary Practice, visit www.woodward-vets.co.uk.
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