Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hi Mara. My dog use to get this. Fluid filled sack over the front elbow. The vet would drain it, but it would just come back. Basically my vet said it was from the dog laying on the hard floor, but he did not want to use a bed. Because it kept coming back the vet said the only thing to do was to wrap it pretty tight (you have to make sure it's not TOO tight and shut off circulation!) and leave it wrapped for a week or so. This finally did the trick. I know the dog wants to take the wrapping off, but if it is done right, and taped, he won't be able to get it off. I would change it every 2 days, if I remember right. It's been a long time ago. But once we kept it wrapped--I forget now why the vet said this worked--the swelling never came back again. Samala, -------Original Message------- Will appreciate any information. So far Chester has defied the odds with the help of LDN--he looks and acts like a puppy despite being given a 3 week life sentence due to lymphoma on Sept. 1st. So this is just a bump (no pun intended) in the road, albeit a bit of a nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks , The trick is in the wrapping, I guess. So far I've not got the technique quite right because it slips down after a couple of hours. But I think I can see some improvement and it looks like I am going to get lots of " wrapping practice " . And Chester has a nice new foam mattress to lie on. Thing is, he really prefers the hard floor so we're doing some 'bed training'. Mara > Hi Mara. My dog use to get this. Fluid filled sack over the front > elbow. > The vet would drain it, but it would just come back. Basically my > vet said > it was from the dog laying on the hard floor, but he did not want > to use a > bed. > > Because it kept coming back the vet said the only thing to do was > to wrap it > pretty tight (you have to make sure it's not TOO tight and shut off > circulation!) and leave it wrapped for a week or so. This finally > did the > trick. > > I know the dog wants to take the wrapping off, but if it is done > right, and > taped, he won't be able to get it off. I would change it every 2 > days, if I > remember right. It's been a long time ago. But once we kept it > wrapped--I > forget now why the vet said this worked--the swelling never came > back again. > > Samala, > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > Will appreciate any information. So far Chester has defied the odds > with the help of LDN--he looks and acts like a puppy despite being > given a 3 week life sentence due to lymphoma on Sept. 1st. So this > is just a bump (no pun intended) in the road, albeit a bit of a > nuisance. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Mara, you might want to try some of the sports wrap the players wrap their ankles and knees with it sticks to itself without being sticky if you know what i mean my daughter used to wrap the players for college football and i got a hold of some it is fantastic for wrapping joints Ted On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Mara Miles wrote: > Thanks , > > The trick is in the wrapping, I guess. So far I've not got the > technique quite right because it slips down after a couple of hours. > But I think I can see some improvement and it looks like I am going > to get lots of " wrapping practice " . And Chester has a nice new foam > mattress to lie on. Thing is, he really prefers the hard floor so > we're doing some 'bed training'. > > Mara > > > > > Hi Mara. My dog use to get this. Fluid filled sack over the front > > elbow. > > The vet would drain it, but it would just come back. Basically my > > vet said > > it was from the dog laying on the hard floor, but he did not want > > to use a > > bed. > > > > Because it kept coming back the vet said the only thing to do was > > to wrap it > > pretty tight (you have to make sure it's not TOO tight and shut off > > circulation!) and leave it wrapped for a week or so. This finally > > did the > > trick. > > > > I know the dog wants to take the wrapping off, but if it is done > > right, and > > taped, he won't be able to get it off. I would change it every 2 > > days, if I > > remember right. It's been a long time ago. But once we kept it > > wrapped--I > > forget now why the vet said this worked--the swelling never came > > back again. > > > > Samala, > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > Will appreciate any information. So far Chester has defied the odds > > with the help of LDN--he looks and acts like a puppy despite being > > given a 3 week life sentence due to lymphoma on Sept. 1st. So this > > is just a bump (no pun intended) in the road, albeit a bit of a > > nuisance. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hi Mara, The last time I had a blood test, instead of using adhesive tape, they used a colorful tape that stuck to itself, but was easily unwound. I don't know what it's called, but maybe a pharmacist could tell you. I kept mine, as I had in mind using it on my cat. It's sticky, but it wouldn't adhere to her fur like adhesive tape would and could be fairly easily removed, but maybe not by her. If you can find it, using it with a gauze pad would make wrapping easier and more secure. I've only had to wrap cats, but it sure wasn't any pleasure cruise! Good luck! Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks, Ted. I will look into this today. Mara > Mara, you might want to try some of the sports wrap the players > wrap their > ankles and knees with it sticks to itself without being sticky if > you know > what i mean my daughter used to wrap the players for college > football and i > got a hold of some it is fantastic for wrapping joints Ted > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Mara Miles > wrote: > > > Thanks , > > > > The trick is in the wrapping, I guess. So far I've not got the > > technique quite right because it slips down after a couple of hours. > > But I think I can see some improvement and it looks like I am going > > to get lots of " wrapping practice " . And Chester has a nice new foam > > mattress to lie on. Thing is, he really prefers the hard floor so > > we're doing some 'bed training'. > > > > Mara > > > > > > > > > Hi Mara. My dog use to get this. Fluid filled sack over the front > > > elbow. > > > The vet would drain it, but it would just come back. Basically my > > > vet said > > > it was from the dog laying on the hard floor, but he did not want > > > to use a > > > bed. > > > > > > Because it kept coming back the vet said the only thing to do was > > > to wrap it > > > pretty tight (you have to make sure it's not TOO tight and shut > off > > > circulation!) and leave it wrapped for a week or so. This finally > > > did the > > > trick. > > > > > > I know the dog wants to take the wrapping off, but if it is done > > > right, and > > > taped, he won't be able to get it off. I would change it every 2 > > > days, if I > > > remember right. It's been a long time ago. But once we kept it > > > wrapped--I > > > forget now why the vet said this worked--the swelling never came > > > back again. > > > > > > Samala, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > > > > Will appreciate any information. So far Chester has defied the > odds > > > with the help of LDN--he looks and acts like a puppy despite being > > > given a 3 week life sentence due to lymphoma on Sept. 1st. So this > > > is just a bump (no pun intended) in the road, albeit a bit of a > > > nuisance. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Can't imagine having to wrap a cat! I have used something like what you describe on horses--they call it vet wrap. It adheres to itself. That is what I am using. But it still slips down over time. I saw an harness on line made for this purpose--but it is expensive. So I'll will continue to experiment with the wrapping process for a while. Mara > Hi Mara, > > The last time I had a blood test, instead of using adhesive tape, > they used a colorful tape that stuck to itself, but was easily > unwound. I don't know what it's called, but maybe a pharmacist > could tell you. > > I kept mine, as I had in mind using it on my cat. It's sticky, but > it wouldn't adhere to her fur like adhesive tape would and could be > fairly easily removed, but maybe not by her. If you can find it, > using it with a gauze pad would make wrapping easier and more secure. > > I've only had to wrap cats, but it sure wasn't any pleasure cruise! > > Good luck! > > Dianne > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hi Dianne, It's available in flesh-tone in most drug-stores. It's sort of crinkly and sticks only to itself. Hi Mara, The last time I had a blood test, instead of using adhesive tape, they used a colorful tape that stuck to itself, but was easily unwound. I don't know what it's called, but maybe a pharmacist could tell you. I kept mine, as I had in mind using it on my cat. It's sticky, but it wouldn't adhere to her fur like adhesive tape would and could be fairly easily removed, but maybe not by her. If you can find it, using it with a gauze pad would make wrapping easier and more secure. I've only had to wrap cats, but it sure wasn't any pleasure cruise! Good luck! Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Maybe soaking in epsom salts would help chief. Cheap and easy to find. Gerry > > Hi Mara. My dog use to get this. Fluid filled sack over the front elbow. > The vet would drain it, but it would just come back. Basically my vet said > it was from the dog laying on the hard floor, but he did not want to use a > bed. > > Because it kept coming back the vet said the only thing to do was to > wrap it > pretty tight (you have to make sure it's not TOO tight and shut off > circulation!) and leave it wrapped for a week or so. This finally did the > trick. > > I know the dog wants to take the wrapping off, but if it is done > right, and > taped, he won't be able to get it off. I would change it every 2 days, > if I > remember right. It's been a long time ago. But once we kept it wrapped--I > forget now why the vet said this worked--the swelling never came back > again. > > Samala, > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > Will appreciate any information. So far Chester has defied the odds > with the help of LDN--he looks and acts like a puppy despite being > given a 3 week life sentence due to lymphoma on Sept. 1st. So this > is just a bump (no pun intended) in the road, albeit a bit of a > nuisance. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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