1. When bandaging a wounded dog, start the bandaging at the
base of the dog’s foot.
2. Light
pressure should be used during bandaging so that circulation
is not impeded – causing a foot or toes to swell.
3. The
easiest way to determine if a dog’s foot is swelling is to look
at the toes
4. When
a dog’s toe nails begin to separate, it is an indication that
the toes are swelling because a bandage may be wrapped too tightly.
5. The
end point of an injured dog’s leg should be approximately, two
to three inches above the wound.
6. A large-sized
dog should be able to withstand the loss of a pint of blood
7. A 10
pound canine can afford only four to five tablespoons of blood
loss.
8. Tourniquets
can be applied on either an injured leg or tail.
9. Generally,
tourniquets are applied between the heart and the wound. When
the bleeding is derived from an artery on the side away furthest
from the heart it may be coming from a vein.
10. Wound
other than lose located on the tail or leg of a dog will require
firm pressure to alleviate any bleeding.
11. When
your dog is bleeding from the heart, the arterial blood will
be a vivid red. With significant velocity and force, arterial
blood tends to spurt out and pulses in conjunction of each heart
beat as it hemorrhages.
12. Dissimilar
to arterial blood, venous blood comes from the vein. Not as
bright red as arterial blood, venous hemorrhaging is a dark
red coloration. Although it may flow rapidly, it does not gush
out in pulses or spurts.
13. Since
venous blood is on its way back to the aorta from the rest of
the body, the tourniquet should be applied distal to (below)
the wound. |
