Any info to help a surgery spot to close - Page 1

he had a cyst on his elbow and we did surgery to remove it. he wouldent close we tryed to do another surgery to close the wound after 6 months with no full heal he riped the sitches out the next morning so had to go back in. this is about 3 months from that last surgery it was very nice granulation tissue and it has healed a ton but it keeps getting stuck at this point. he is in a full time cone and has bin for a long time. he just today a few mins before this picture scratched it again with his hind foot and got it good. i figured i would ask on here if any of you have anything that has helped heal your guys up quick. have tryed lots of things to aid in healing so far just clorahex flush and silver has gotten the most results but its a painstakenly slow process for my boy who wants to go crazy over balls every day.



the hole upper part of the elbow was open and that has all healed over just this high friction area has bin hard to heal. there is no infection he goes to the vet once a week to check it i know it looks very gruesom in this picture but it is 70% better than it has bin.

Thank you for taking time to look

Ive used Cats claw for things like this with excellent results. Ive used it with two males I had neutered who both ripped out the staples and the incisions healed nicely with no scars. Ive also used it on various other wounds. It does burn because its made with alcohol but it works great.

You can also try Vetricyn

Barb

VETERICYN!!!

alrighty thank you tomarrow i will go and get some. should i cover it with the vetericyn or just let it dry he was in a bandage for 6 months and ofcoarse bandages can be detremental aswell he got multiple sores on his leg and foot from it so we decided to just leave it open and clean it often

Get the hydro gel, don't cover it. 

I'm healing this with Vetericyn:

nice ok cool ty

That sure is an ugly, jagged wound, Jenni. What happened? Looks like he ran into something quite sharp!

Have you thought of using a fleece protector on the elbow to keep him from scratching it? That would give better air circulation than a bandage, as well as providing pressure relief. You might also try cutting out a donut of foam, and putting it inside the protector, to make sure the open area doesn't have any pressure on it at all.

I am a retired nurse and have done a lot of woundcare. Covering a wound keeps it moist and provides the optimal temperature for healing. But if a dog is going to constantly chew at the bandage, then it gets soaking wet, which is NOT good for healing! Some moisture is good, a lot macerates the skin and encourages breakdown.

Infection will also prevent healing. I remember having a stubborn abdominal wound on a man who'd had bowel surgery. The doc put him on oral antibiotics, and we got an antimicrobial ointment called Iodosorb, and the wound was healed in about a week!

Straight iodine damages delicate granulation tissue, but this new ointment had just enough iodine to kill off germs, and allow the new tissue to keep growing.

Don't know, Beetree. Horses don't talk. 

Oh, it's a horse?  Doesn't take much to create an ugly laceration in that case...hell, sometimes it seems like a strong wind will slice through horsehide!   Their tender skin is but one of the reasons that there's not a shortage of equine vets the way there is for food animal vets--they can always count on some equine needing something sutured.