Description
Despite advice to keep dogs and tortoises apart, accidents happen and dog bite injuries are a common presentation. This webinar aims to give a practical approach to assessment of the full extent of the injuries, treatment options (surgical and medical management) and expected time frames for healing to manage owners expectations.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the internal anatomy of chelonia (shelled reptiles) to enable better assessment of potential internal injuries from penetrating wounds to the shell.
- What dressings are suitable
- When should surgical intervention be performed?
- Healing times can be prolonged, months to a year in some cases so owners expectations should be managed
- How to place an oesophagostomy tube for ease of feeding and medicating
- These animals feel pain! Analgesia is vital
