Case Study 4: Dorset Ewe lamb (10 months)

Submitted by: Dr. Ken Holstein, Dr. Leon Leishman
Thone Animal Clinic
902 South 19th St.
Blair, NE 68008

Burdette Hard
10887 County Road #29
Blair, NE 68008
(402) 533-2256

Photos:

DAY 1: 8/18/00

DAY 4: 8/22/00

DAY 9: 8/27/00

DAY 19: 9/6/00

DAY 24: 9/11/00

DAY 25: 9/12/00

DAY 29: 9/16/00

DAY 31: 9/18/00

DAY 44: 10/1/00

DAY 51: 10/8/00

Owner's Observations

Fridaymorning, August 18, 2000
Dog Attack
2 Ewes Dead, 3 Ewes with Serious Wounds.

Date Notes

8/22/00 Wound Swollen, Flesh Puffy and Rough

8/24/00 Dark Spots starting to appear.

8/27/00 Appears to be Proud Flesh. Flies are becoming a serious problem. Fly sprays and traps not working. Maggots developed during the day from AM to PM. Disinfect with peroxide and water. Removed all debris as well as could. Had bottle of Derma Gel. Coated the area with a thick covering. This seems to help with fly control around wound. Elbow joint is still visible.

9/6/00 Black spots on wound starting to disappear. Granulation of flesh looks much better. Front edge of wound has sealed real well. The back side has a large space under the skin - not sealing. Use Q-Tips to clean and to work Derma Gel in under this flap. The elbow joint is starting to seal and fill in.

9/11/00 Blood looks like it is trying to come to the surface. Cleaned with warm water and a disinfectant. Covered with Derma Gel. Q-Tips come away from wound blood soaked.

9/12/00 Skin very rough. Wants and looks like it is starting to scab over. Cleaned with warm water and a disinfectant. Covered with Derma Gel. Q-Tips come away from wound blood soaked.

9/16/00 Approximately 2/3 of wound has sealed down and knitted to flesh. Lower back edge has broken open and is draining. Elbow joint is sealing and almost filled in. Granulation of wound appears to be near completion.

9/18/00 After clean-up, flesh has a nice color to it. Seems to be smoothing out. Has filled in nicely.

9/23/00 Must be itching as she appears to be rubbing wound and roughing it up some.

10/1/00 Has sealed down but back edge still a little rough. It keeps drawing down. Can really see the skin drawn inwards. The elbow joint is completely sealed.

10/8/00 Looks rough. Blood comes to the surface. Still believe she is trying to rub. Cleans up real nice at this point in time. It still amazes us that she has survived.

10/14/00 We never thought we would see a wound of this magnitude seal like this one has and we never thought this ewe would be alive today! They usually succumb to the shock and stress of the attack.

THANKS to the DERMA GEL PEOPLE.
We really think this product has a place in the wound management field.