How to give first aid to a fractured Australian Terrier? Dogs are every parent’s treasure, but dogs occasionally have emergencies. How should parents respond? How do pet owners rescue dogs with fractures?

Dogs are prone to fractures, such as falling, twisting when running, jumping, rolling with heavy objects, muscle traction, sudden strong contraction, etc., which can cause fractures. In addition, in young dogs with rickets, osteomalacia and other diseases, long bone fractures of the limbs often occur even if the external force is not large.

Open fractures are often accompanied by major soft tissue trauma, bleeding and bone fragments. At this time, the sick dog has obvious systemic symptoms, including refusal to eat, pain and uneasiness, and sometimes elevated body temperature.

(1) Emergency rescue: should be carried out at the location of the disease to prevent the fracture end from being displaced or serious complications occurring when moving the sick dog. 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.

(2) Plastic surgery: Recumbent Baoding and plastic surgery 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.

(3) Fixation: Perform general cleaning of the affected area of ​​non-open fractures. For open fractures, after general treatment, iodoform-sulfonamide powder is removed from the wound, and then fixed with a plaster bandage or a small splint. When fixing, it should be filled with cotton or cotton pads to prevent friction. Minimize movement after fixation. Appropriate movement can be allowed after 3-4 weeks. Generally, bandages and splints can be removed after 40-60 days.

(4) Systemic therapy: You can take bone-setting medicine (Yunnan Baiyao, etc.) orally, and add animal growth hormone, calcium tablets, cod liver oil, etc. For dogs with open fractures, antibiotics and tetanus antitoxin can be used to prevent infection.