Bullet, bite, and burn wounds in dogs and cats

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2006 Jul;36(4):873-93. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2006.02.005.

Abstract

Veterinarians are frequently presented with bullet, bite, or burn trauma patients. Injuries can vary from simple minor penetrating skin wounds to major life-threatening soft and hard tissue damage with concurrent complex metabolic ramifications. This article reviews the diagnostic and therapeutic options for each type of injury.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bites and Stings / diagnosis
  • Bites and Stings / pathology
  • Bites and Stings / therapy
  • Bites and Stings / veterinary*
  • Burns / diagnosis
  • Burns / pathology
  • Burns / therapy
  • Burns / veterinary*
  • Cats / injuries*
  • Cats / surgery
  • Dogs / injuries*
  • Dogs / surgery
  • Emergency Treatment / methods
  • Emergency Treatment / veterinary*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / veterinary
  • Wound Healing*
  • Wound Infection / prevention & control
  • Wound Infection / veterinary
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Gunshot / pathology
  • Wounds, Gunshot / therapy
  • Wounds, Gunshot / veterinary*