While working on additional segments for the I Love Amazons - ... Thread and separately a possible new Thread to support individuals in this huge World that do not have Avian care at the levels that many of us take for granted. I have been researching what makes-up a well stocked Avian Emergency /First Aid Kit.
What I found is that we are just inside of a major change to what was considered a fairly well stocked Bandaging Section to one that is changing so quickly that we will not recognize what will replace it in just the next few years (less than five years).
At present, a Well Stocked Home /Avian Bandaging Section comprises:
Bandaging Materials
• Square gauze of various sizes - some in sterile packaging
• Non-stick pads
• Cotton swabs
• First aid tape - both paper (easily comes off of skin and feathers, or use masking tape) and/or adhesive types as a last choice
• Bandage rolls — gauze
• Vet wrap (athletic wrap)
• Wooden sticks of various sizes for splints - tongue depressors, Popsicle sticks, craft sticks, toothpicks
• Tegaderm (Biobrane) dressings (burns and open wounds)
• Bandages (for Humans)
What is now in place in Emergency Rooms and Surgical Suites contains near none of these items. They have been replaced with films, sprays, and highly specialized glues. Those 'new' items are in the very early stages of availability to the general public. What is on the horizon is more like science fiction than real life.
The 2016 and again in 2017 AAV (Association of Avian Vets) Conventions have /are filled with vendors presenting these new wound products.
As Spring ends, your CAV & AQV will be more than ready to speak to you about many of these new products and even start using and recommending /prescribing them for your Avian Companions. This is already part of most MD's bag of tricks and fairly close behind, due to the specialized application demands of Feathers, will be the Avian variations.
Its a Bold New World, Learning Never Ends!
What I found is that we are just inside of a major change to what was considered a fairly well stocked Bandaging Section to one that is changing so quickly that we will not recognize what will replace it in just the next few years (less than five years).
At present, a Well Stocked Home /Avian Bandaging Section comprises:
Bandaging Materials
• Square gauze of various sizes - some in sterile packaging
• Non-stick pads
• Cotton swabs
• First aid tape - both paper (easily comes off of skin and feathers, or use masking tape) and/or adhesive types as a last choice
• Bandage rolls — gauze
• Vet wrap (athletic wrap)
• Wooden sticks of various sizes for splints - tongue depressors, Popsicle sticks, craft sticks, toothpicks
• Tegaderm (Biobrane) dressings (burns and open wounds)
• Bandages (for Humans)
What is now in place in Emergency Rooms and Surgical Suites contains near none of these items. They have been replaced with films, sprays, and highly specialized glues. Those 'new' items are in the very early stages of availability to the general public. What is on the horizon is more like science fiction than real life.
The 2016 and again in 2017 AAV (Association of Avian Vets) Conventions have /are filled with vendors presenting these new wound products.
As Spring ends, your CAV & AQV will be more than ready to speak to you about many of these new products and even start using and recommending /prescribing them for your Avian Companions. This is already part of most MD's bag of tricks and fairly close behind, due to the specialized application demands of Feathers, will be the Avian variations.
Its a Bold New World, Learning Never Ends!
