A small, spotted cat from Bolivia's cloud forests, first kept as a pet by someone who thought it was a house cat, has been confirmed as a species new to science.
|Articles|April 1, 2008
Idea Exchange: Use surgical gowns to support older or nonambulatory pets
We needed a way to support dogs that are nonambulatory or very weak in the hindlimbs, so I made slings by rolling up the main torso parts of old surgical gowns and wrapping them in Vetrap (3M).
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Use surgical gowns to support older or nonambulatory pets
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We needed a way to support dogs that are nonambulatory or very weak in the hindlimbs, so I made slings by rolling up the main torso parts of old surgical gowns and wrapping them in Vetrap (3M). We use the arms of the gowns to hold patients up. These makeshift slings allow us to support a patient while it walks, assist older dogs so they don't slip, help with rehabilitation after orthopedic surgeries, or keep a dog in a standing position for a neurologic exam. We even send these slings home with owners.
Dr. Emily Hoppmann
Columbia, S.C.
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