Page 7 - The Veterinary Care of the Horse
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Swelling
Trauma
VetBooks.ir Change of temperament
BASIC HEALTH CHECKS FOR YOUR HORSE
How to take a horse’s temperature
How to take a horse’s pulse
How to measure your horse’s respiratory rate
How to take a urine sample
FIRST AID
The first-aid kit
Prescribed medicines
WOUND MANAGEMENT
Immediate action
Moving the horse; The control of bleeding; Assessing the injury
When to call the vet
Eight things to do while waiting for the vet
Protecting the wound
Managing a shocked horse
Cleaning the wound
Has a joint or tendon sheath been penetrated?
The control of infection
The control of swelling and pain
WOUND HEALING
The stages of healing
Suturing
Healing of open wounds that cannot be sutured
Wound dressings
Managing proud flesh
Treating minor cuts and grazes
PUNCTURE WOUNDS
HAEMATOMAS
