First aid is required for dog fractures

It should be done at the place where the disease occurred to prevent the fracture end from being displaced or serious complications occurring when the sick dog is moved. Emergency first aid includes: first, to stop bleeding. Use bandages, cloth strips, ropes, etc. to tie the wound to stop bleeding. Apply iodine to the affected area and remove iodoform-sulfonamide powder from the wound. Second, temporarily bandage and fix the fracture and send it to the hospital immediately. Veterinary clinic treatment.

The dog's fracture needs to be repaired

The patient is placed in a horizontal position and repaired under local anesthesia. When the fractured part of a limb is displaced, the assistant can pull it distally along the axis of the limb to straighten the displaced fractured part so that the two broken ends can be restored correctly. At this time, attention should be paid to whether the limb axis is normal and whether the two limbs are the same length.

Broken bones in dogs require immobilization

General cleaning of the affected area for non-open fractures. Open fractures are treated with iodoform-sulfonamide powder and fixed with a plaster bandage or splint. When fixing, it should be filled with cotton or cotton pads to prevent friction. Once secured, movement can be minimized. After 3-4 weeks, you can move appropriately. Generally speaking, bandages and splints can be removed after 40-60 days.

Dogs need nutrition for fractures

(You can take bone-setting medicine (Yunnan Baiyao, etc.) orally, plus feed animal growth hormone, calcium tablets, cod liver oil, etc.) For dogs with open fractures, you can use Antibiotics and tetanus antitoxin to prevent infection.