The application of bandages, splints, and casts is an essential part of equine surgical and veterinary care. Traditionally, however, there have been few available resources wholly dedicated to application techniques. The result is that equine veterinary practitioners learn to bandage, splint, and cast on the job, with highly variable results; some practitioners are unwilling even to attempt a cast, spurning this valuable healing tool entirely rather than attempt it from an uncertain base of knowledge.

Equine Bandaging, Splinting, and Casting Techniques offers the first comprehensive reference to this specific set of techniques and their applications in equine veterinary medicine. It promises to cultivate a rigorous, clinically tested, consistent standard of care that will improve patient outcomes and long-term owner costs. It is a must-own for any veterinary practitioner who works with equine patients.

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Bandage Layers 3

Primary Layer 4

Secondary Layer 4

Tertiary Layer 6

Additional Protection of the Bandage 9

Application of Bandage Materials 10

Order of Application 10

Amount of Padding 10

Tension 10

Wrapping the Material 14

Applying the Bandage 16

Preparation for Bandage Application 18

Safety with the Patient 18

Sweat Bandages 19

Special Considerations for Bandage Application 21

Removing a Bandage 23

Bandage Management and Complications 24

Suggested Reading 28

 

Hoof Bandages 29

Half Limb Bandages 37

Positioning the Cotton Combine Padding 37

Applying the Half Limb Bandage 38

 

Front Limb 49

Rear Limb 49

 

 

 

Ear Bandage 77

Head Pressure Bandage 77

Head Netting Bandage 85

 

Elastic Tape/Ether Bandage 87

Tie-Over Bandage 90

Abdominal Wrap 92

 

 

Principles of Equine Limb Immobilization 100

Splinting for Wound Healing 100

Splinting for Flexural Deformities 102

Splinting for Limb Support and Fractures 104

Bandages for Splint Application 104

Robert Jones Bandage 104

Modified Robert Jones Bandage 105

Evidence Base for Equine Fracture Splinting 105

Splint Materials and Fabrication 106

Fracture First Aid 108

Fracture Regions 109

References 113

Suggested Reading 114

 

Region I PVC Splinting – Phalanges and Distal Fetlock 115

 

Region II PVC Splinting – Metacarpus/Metatarsus and Carpus/Tarsus 125

Region III PVC Splinting – Radius, Ulna, and Tibia 133

 

 

Casting Team 143

Patient Preparation for Cast Application 144

Limb Positioning for Cast Application 144

Cast Materials and Method of Application 144

Stockinette 145

Cast Padding 146

Cast Tape 147

Cast Management and Complications 150

Cast Removal 154

Suggested Reading 157

 

Hoof Cast 159

Phalangeal Cast 159

 

 

Anesthetized Half Limb Cast Application 182

Standing Half Limb Cast Application 188

Standing Cast Removal 193

 

 

Index 205