Lionheart Equine Veterinary Clinic provides routine & emergency equine veterinary care to the Southern Cariboo region.
02/12/2025
The wound update you’ve been waiting for! We are super pleased with the progress on this wound in 3 weeks. The sutures were removed at 14 days, and the small inverted flap worked as a lovely “skin band-aid” overlying the exposed flexor tendons. As we expected the small flap became non-vital due to the high tension on the closure and the reduced circulation. The flap was removed at suture removal and the thick bed of granulation tissue in the wound bed was sharply debrided to the level of the wound edges. It is not uncommon for big lacerations like these to have some degree of dehiscence and the wound is then managed by healing through second intension and bandaging. By closing the wound initially with sutures we can greatly reduce the size of the wound, the amount of scarring and the length of recovery. A wound such as this if managed without suturing would likely take 2-4 months of bandaging to resolve. These images are from a bandage change 6 days following suture removal. Good job healing buddy and huge props to his owner for excellent management!
