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1 CE#2 Care of the bite wound patient By Louise O Dwyer MBA BSc(Hons) VTS(Anaesthesia & ECC) DipAVN(Medical & Surgical) RVN 1. Aldridge P, O Dwyer L (2013) Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing, Wiley- Blackwell 2. Brook I (2005) Management of human and animal bite wounds: an overview. Adv Skin Wound Care 18: Buffa EA, Lubba AM, Verstraete FA, Swaim SF (1997) The effects of wound lavage solutions on canine fibroblasts: an in vitro study. Vet Surg 26: Chatterjee JS (2005) A critical review of wound irrigation techniques in acute wounds. Int Wound J 2: Crowley DJ, Kanakaris NK and Giannoudis PV (2007) Irrigation of the wounds in open fractures. J Bone Joint Surg. 2007;89- B: Davidson EB (1998) Managing bite wounds in dogs and cats. Part I. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 20: DiBartola SP, Bateman S (2006) Introduction to Fluid Therapy. In: DiBartola S. Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid- Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice. Saunders Elsevier Missouri 8. Dulecki M, Pieper B (2005) Irrigating simple acute traumatic wounds; a review of the current literature. J Emerg Nurs 31: Goldstein EJ, Richwald GA (1987) Human and animal bite wounds. American Academy of Family Physicians 36: Griffith RD, Fernandez RS, Ussia CA (2001) Is tap water a safe alternative to normal saline for wound irrigation in the community setting? J Wound Care 10:

2 11. Hall S (2007) A review of the effect of tap water versus normal saline on infection rates in acute traumatic wounds. J Wound Care 16: Harari J (1993) Surgical complications and wound healing in the small animal practice. Philadelphia: WB Saunders: Holt DE, Griffin G (2000) Bite wounds in dogs and cats. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 30: Kolata RJ, Kraut NH, Johnston DE (1974) Patterns of trauma in urban dogs and cats: a study of 1000 cases. J Am Vet Med Assoc 164: Lammers RI, Hudson DL, Seaman ME (2003) prediction of traumatic wound infection with a neural network derived decision model. Am J Emerg Med 21: Lewis KT, Stiles M (1995) Management of cat and dog bites. Am Acad Family Physicians 52: Longmire AW, Broom LA, Burch J (1987) Wound infection following high pressure syringe and needle irrigation. Am J Emerg Med 5: Lozier S, Pope E and Berg J (1992) Effects of four preparations of 0.05% chlorhexidine diacetate on wound healing in dogs. Vet Surg. 1992; 21; Main RC (2008) Should chlorhexidine gluconate be used in wound cleaning? J Wound Care 66: McKiernan BC, Adams WM, Huse DC (1984) Thoracic bite wounds and associated internal injury in 11 dogs and 1 cat. J Am Vet Med Assoc 184: Morton LM, Phillips TJ (2012) Wound healing Update. Seminars in Cutaneous medicine and surgery 31: O Dwyer (2007) Wound Management in Small Animals: A Practical Guide for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians. Elsevier

3 23. Owens BD, Wenke JC (2007) Early wound irrigation improves the ability to remove bacteria. J Bone Joint Surg Am 89: Pavletic MM (2002) Penetrating wounds. In: Wingfield WE, Raffe MR, eds. The veterinary ICU book. Jackson Hole (WY): Teton New Media: Pavletic, MM and Trout, NJ (2006) Bullet, Bite, and Burn Wounds in Dogs and Cats. Vet Clin Small Anim 36 (2006) Powell L (2011) What do sepsis/sirs and multiple organ failure mean? 2011 VECCS Spring Symposium. Kauai, Hawaii. April Seibold K (2004) Bite Wounds: The Tip of the Iceberg. IVECCS Proceedings Singer AJ, Hollander JE, Subramanian S, Malhortra AK, Villez PA (1994) Pressure dynamics of various irrigation techniques commonly used in the emergency department. Ann Emergency Medicine 24: Svoboda SJ, Owens BD, Gooden HA, Melvin ML, Baer DG, Wenke JC (2008) Irrigation with potable water versus normal saline in a contaminated musculoskeletal wound model. J Trauma 64: Swaim SF, Henderson RA (1992) Bite wounds. In: Small animal wound management. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott: Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM (1999) Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. New Engl J Med 340: Brook I (2005) Management of human and animal bite wounds: an overview. Adv Skin Wound Care 18: Thomas GW, Rael LT, Bar- Or R et al (2009) Mechanisms of delayed wound healing by commonly used antiseptics. J Trauma 66: Williams JM (2009) Open wound management. In: Moores A, Williams JM, eds. Manual of Canine and Feline Wound Management and Reconstruction. 2nd ed. BSAVA, Gloucester.

4 CE#4 Lungworm in dogs By Chancie Knights DVM PhD 1. Bourque, A., Conboy, G., Miller, L., Whitney, H., Ralhan, S., Angostrongylus vasorum infection in 2 dogs from Newfoundland. Can. Vet. J. 43, Bourque, A., Whitney, H., Conboy, G., Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a coyote (Canis latrans) from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. J. Wildl. Dis. 41, Cobb MA, Fisher MA: Crenosoma vulpis infection in a dog. Vet Rec 1992, 130: Conboy GA, Canine angiostrongylosis: The French heartworm: An emerging threat in North America. Veterinary Parasitology : Conboy GA, Guselle N, Schaper R. Spontaneous shedding of metastrongyloid third stage larvae by experimentally infected Limax maximus. WAAVP Conboy GA: Helminth parasites of the canine and feline respiratory tract. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2009, 39: Conboy, G. Natural infections of Crenosoma vulpis and Angiostrongylus vasorum in dogs in Atlantic Canada and their treatment with milbemycin oxime. Vet Rec Jul 3;155(1): Goble FC, Cook AH. Notes on nematodes from the lungs and frontal sinuses of New York fur- bearers. J Parasitol 1942; 28: Hoff B. Lungworm infection in dogs. Can Vet J 1993; 34: Jeffery, R.A., Lankester, M.W., McGrath, M.J., Whitney, H.G., Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Newfoundland, Canada. Can. J. Zool. 82,

5 11. Kamler, J.F., Ballard, W.B., A review of native and nonnative red foxes in North America. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 30, Kistler WM, Brown JD, Allison AB, Nemeth NM, Yabsley MJ First report of Angiostrongylus vasorum and Hepatozoon from a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) from West Virginia, USA. Veterinary Parasitology (2014) 200: Morgan ER, Jefferies R, Krajewski M, Ward P, Shaw SE. Canine pulmonary angiostrongylosis: the influence of climate on parasite distribution Parasitol Int Dec;58(4) 14. Reilly G, JW, Martin M, et al. Crenosoma vulpis, the fox lungworm, in a dog in Ireland. Veterinary Record : Shaw D, Conboy GA, Hogan PM, Homey BS. Eosinophilic bronchitis caused by Crenosoma vulpis infection in dogs. Can Vet J 1996; 37: Smith FR, Threllfall W. Helminths of some mammals in Newfoundland. Am Midland Naturalist 1973; 90: Smith HJ. Parasites of red foxes in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. J Wildl Dis 1978; 14: Stockdale PHG, Hulland TJ. The pathogenesis, route of migration and development of Crenosoma vulpis in the dog. Pathol Vet 1970; 7: Tanja Bihr, Gary A. Conboy. Lungworm (Crenosoma vulpis) infection in dogs on Prince Edward Island. Can Vet J Volume 40, August Taylor CS, Garcia GR, Learmount J, Aziz NA, Montgomery C, Rose H, Coulthwaite CL, McGarry JW, Forman DW, Allen S, Wall R, Morgan ER. Increased prevalence and geographic spread of the cardiopulmonary nematode Angiostrongylus vasorum in fox populations in Great Britain. Parasitology. (2015) Aug; 142(9)

6 21. Traversa D, Di Cesare A, Conboy G. Canine and feline cardiopulmonary parasitic nematodes in Europe: emerging and underestimated. Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3: Traversa D, Guglielmini C: Feline aelurostrongylosis and canine angiostrongylosis: a challenging diagnosis for two emerging verminous pneumonia infections. Vet Parasitol 2008, 157: Poisoning column: Marketing yourself to veterinary practices Further reading: Ashbaugh EA, Mazzaferro EM, McKiernan, et al. The association of physical examination abnormalities and carboxyhemoglobin concentrations in 21 dogs trapped in a kennel fire. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2012; 22(3): Kao LW, Nanggs KA. Toxicity associated with carbon monoxide. Clin Lab Med 2006; 26(1): Kent M, Creevy KE, delahunta A. Clinical and neuropathological findings of acute carbon monoxide toxicity in Chihuahuas following smoke inhalation. J Am Hosp Assoc 2010; 46(4): Pejsak A, Zmudski J, Wojnicki P. Abortion in sows associated with carbon monoxide intoxication. Vet Rec 2008; 162(13):

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