• Hero Banner
  • ACVCACVC
  • DVM 360
  • Fetch DVM 360Fetch DVM 360
DVM 360
dvm360 | Veterinary News, Veterinarian Insights, Medicine, Pet Care
dvm360 | Veterinary News, Veterinarian Insights, Medicine, Pet Care
By Role
AssociatesOwnersPractice ManagerStudentsTechnicians
Subscriptions
dvm360 Newsletterdvm360 Magazine
News
All News
Association
Breaking News
Education
Equine
FDA
Law & Ethics
Market Trends
Medical
Products
Recalls
Regulatory
Digital Media
dvm360 LIVE!™
Expert Interviews
The Vet Blast Podcast
Medical World News
Pet Connections
The Dilemma Live
Vet Perspectives™
Weekly Newscast
dvm360 Insights™
Publications
All Publications
dvm360
Firstline
Supplements
Top Recommended Veterinary Products
Vetted
Clinical
All Clinical
Anesthesia
Animal Welfare
Behavior
Cardiology
CBD in Pets
Dentistry
Dermatology
Diabetes
Emergency & Critical Care
Endocrinology
Equine Medicine
Exotic Animal Medicine
Feline Medicine
Gastroenterology
Imaging
Infectious Diseases
Integrative Medicine
Nutrition
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Pain Management
Parasitology
Pharmacy
Surgery
Toxicology
Urology & Nephrology
Virtual Care
Business
All Business
Business & Personal Finance
Buying or Selling a Practice
Hospital Design
Leadership & Personal Growth
Personnel Management
Practice Finances
Practice Operations
Technology
Wellbeing & Lifestyle
Continuing Education
Conferences
Live Conferences
Conference News
Conference Proceedings
Resources
CBD in Pets
Contests
Veterinary Heroes
Partners
Spotlight Series
Team Meeting in a Box
Toolkit
Top Recommended Veterinary Products
Vet to Vet
  • Contact Us
  • Fetch DVM360 Conference
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy
  • Do Not Sell My Information
  • About Us

© 2023 MJH Life Sciences and dvm360 | Veterinary News, Veterinarian Insights, Medicine, Pet Care. All rights reserved.

Advertisement
By Role
  • Associates
  • Owners
  • Practice Manager
  • Students
  • Technicians
Subscriptions
  • dvm360 Newsletter
  • dvm360 Magazine
  • Contact Us
  • Fetch DVM360 Conference
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy
  • Do Not Sell My Information
  • About Us
  • MJHLS Brand Logo

© 2023 MJH Life Sciences™ and dvm360 | Veterinary News, Veterinarian Insights, Medicine, Pet Care. All rights reserved.

Episode 19: A closer look at veterinary bandage art

October 5, 2020
dvm360 Staff

On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, artist and emergency department technician in human medicine Jack DeWees talks with Dr. Christman about his newfound passion—veterinary bandage art.

Jack DeWees, an emergency department technician at Stanford Health Care in California and a longtime artist, started making 3-D figures out of Coban wrap for pediatric patients to help ameliorate stressful situations.

Now he’s using his bandage art to calm pet owners during clinic visits, who during the pandemic, have had limited interaction with their pets. “I’m just trying to make the best out of a bad situation,” he says.

DeWees says he first felt the call to work within the veterinary space when he said his last goodbyes to his dog of 18 years. He tells Dr. Christman that the veterinary staff had handed him a blue bandage with a heart on it to honor his beloved animal companion—a simple gesture that meant so much to him and his wife. “It’s been months, and I still have it framed,” he tells Dr. Christman.

“I appreciated the work that [veterinarians] were doing with bandage art, I thought it was such a unique concept that needed to be practiced more,” he says.

DeWees explains that he was surprised that with the number of talented artists creating veterinary bandage art, there was no central place to curate their work. That's why he launched an Instagram page and a website to serve as a community hub for artists, allowing them to showcase their work and "legitimize the practice of utilizing bandage art in all fields.”

DeWees makes a wide variety of bandage art for veterinary patients, a process that can take him hours to complete, but he says it’s worth it. Some bandages feature fun cartoon characters like Sonic The Hedgehog and Yogi Bear. Others are customized with clinic logos on them. He's also creating tutorials to help others learn how to make bandage art.

Listen below to learn more about DeWees’s unique artwork.

Advertisement

Related Content:

Market TrendsBusinessProducts
CityVet Celina opens in Prosper, Texas
CityVet Celina opens in Prosper, Texas
Animal biomedical device company announces new senior technical services veterinarian
Animal biomedical device company announces new senior technical services veterinarian
Four ways to curb no shows
Four ways to curb no shows

Advertisement

Latest News

Can our Pride panel answer these LGBTQ+ trivia questions?

Creating inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ community in vet med

Happy Pride Month, Hill's launches Prescription Diet ONC Care, and more

CityVet Celina opens in Prosper, Texas

View More Latest News
Advertisement