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RE: [RC] [RC] [RC] Wound care on silly horse - Ranelle Rubin

What a great idea Patti! Thanks.



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From: Patti <deserthorses@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   [RC] Wound care on silly horse
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:51:23 -0700

Contact lens saline solution

- Costco has 3 paks priced reasonably (reasonable enough that you aren't
tempted to keep it too long after opening)
- they're good sized (16oz bottles) - easy to carry in first aid kit or
saddle pack
- safe for animals and humans
- you can "flow" it out with a gentle squeeze or squeeze harder for a
fairly forceful stream to loosen debris - optimum wound cleansing is
4-14psi, "For example, a 60cc catheter tip syringe delivers 4.2 psi, a 35cc
syringe with a 19 guage needle delivers 8.0 psi, and a Water Pik at its
highest setting delivers >50 psi."
http://www.apsna.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=24267&orgId=aps
- good for wound/eye injury cleansing longer than the normal saline used
for IV's as it has a preservative which IV fluid doesn't (the Ciba brand I
have right now also has an antimicrobial added)
- I've used it for up to 30 days after opening if kept at room temperature
(not in my hot tack room) or refrigerated (I warm it to in a hot water bath
if using on eyes - to wrist temp like a baby's bottle)

Patti K
Vail AZ


> From: "Mike Sherrell" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: FW: [RC]   Wound care on silly horse
>
>
> I think the saline solution was supposed to be kind of warm, too. I'm
> hoping
> someone who actually knows something will chime in here, with mixture
> proportions for homebrews and proper temp. You can buy saline from
> drugstores but in the quantities you'd need to pour over horse wounds
> 2x/day
> it's expensive.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Sherrell
> Grizzly Analytical
> 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834
> www.grizzlyanalytical.com
>



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