Wounds

By Dr Steve Surujbally On In Daily Features |
Two cute dogs, one a spayed female and the other a neutered male waiting at the GSPCA to be adopted.
Two cute dogs, one a spayed female and the other a neutered male waiting at the GSPCA to be adopted.

Let us today begin with a new chapter – a discourse on wounds.

Dealing with fresh wounds

There are all sorts of reasons that cause lesions in the skin and underlying tissue. We will today be dealing with those that are associated with some mechanical trauma (a willful chop, a gunshot wound, an accidental cut from a sharp object, etc).

In the case of wounds, the two most important objectives