HEAD TRAUMA
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JAW FRACTURE REPAIR
0:00-0:36 Causes of head trauma
0:36-1:21 Collection and the ride home
1:21-1:54 Medications
1:54-3:21 Feeding
3:21-4:00 Owner supervision
4:00-6:08 Animated troubleshooting guide
6:08-6:50 Veterinary reassessment
‘WIRING’ THE JAWS TOGETHER
0:00-0:30 Causes of head trauma
0:30-1:22 Collection and the ride home
1:22-2:11 Why 'wire' the jaws together?
2:11-2:44 Medications
2:44-5:09 Feeding
5:09-5:43 Owner supervision
5:43-6:18 Animated troubleshooting guide
6:18-6:50 Veterinary reassessment
How do I use a feeding tube?
What are the best pain-killers?
THE AFTERCARE COLLECTIVE
Dr Mike Farrell BVetMed, CertVA, CertSAS, Diplomate ECVS, MRCVS, Animal Referral Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Ian Holsworth BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), Diplomate ACVS, Founding Fellow ACVS MIS (Orthopedics), VetSurg, Ventura, California
Dr Stephen Kalff BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), DSAS (Orthopaedics), MRCVS, Pacific & Santa Cruz Veterinary Specialists, California
Dr Mitchell Gillick HonBSc, DVM, MVSc, Fuzzypaws Mobile Surgery, Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Dr Brian Trumpatori BS, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas, North Carolina
Dr Kurt Schulz DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Founding Fellow, MIS Arthroscopy, Peak Veterinary Referral Center, Ethos Veterinary Health, Williston, Vermont
Dr Mike Karlin MS, DVM, BS, Diplomate ACVS, Assistant Professor, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts
Dr Kristian Ash BVMS, Diplomate ACVS, MRCVS, Peak Veterinary Referral Center, Ethos Veterinary Health, Williston, Vermont
Dr Nina Kieves DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ACVSMR, CCRT, Assistant Professor in Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University
Dr Charles Bruce DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVS, Department of Specialty Surgery, VCA Canada AltaVista Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
Dr Karl Mathis BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), Diplomate ECVS, Director, Animal Referral Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
LIQUID DIETS (FOR TUBES >14F)
Hills a/d - 1.3kcal/ml straight from the can (dilute 1 can with 50ml water to make 1kcal/ml liquid diet); Purina Feline Convalescence - 1.1kcal/ml straight from the can (dilute 1:1 to make 0.55kcal/ml liquid diet); Royal Canin Recovery Liquid - 1kcal/ml; Zoetis CliniCare Liquid Diet - 1kcal/ml