Bandaging Materials: Quick Help for Claw, Hoof and Wound

Bandaging Materials: A Stock You Do Not Have to Hunt For

Bandaging material is rarely needed to a plan. All the better, then, if bandages, wadding and tape have a fixed place and do not have to be gathered together first. This category covers what you need for claw, hoof and wound, from the plain gauze bandage through waterproof claw dressings to a first aid bag for the dog.

Bandages, Wadding and Fixing

The basis is the Mullino gauze bandage at 10 cm wide and 4 m long, which comes in packs of 20 and therefore lasts a good while. As padding underneath, the VisCotto cotton roll is well suited and is mainly used in claw care. To keep the layers in place there is the Fixino fixing bandage, made specifically for hoof and claw. Those three components are the base stock that most farms keep buying in.

Claw Dressing, Tape and Protection

On the claw a dressing has to cope with wet, muck and abrasion. For that there is the waterproof Silbertape claw dressing at 50 m, the Kromberg claw dressing for cattle and the ClawTape cloth tape at 25 m. Working self-adhesively are the Vetlastic Nature claw bandage and the medium-elastic VetLastic, which need no clip. A hoof dressing cover protects the finished bandage on a horse, and the first aid bag for dogs bundles the essentials for out and about. A dressing covers and keeps things clean; with deep wounds, lasting lameness or bleeding that will not stop, the animal belongs in veterinary care.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does a dressing need changing?
When it is soaked, has slipped or is soiled, when it smells or when swelling appears above it. In that last case a call to the vet is appropriate as well.

How do self-adhesive wraps differ from gauze bandages?
Self-adhesive wraps stick only to themselves and need neither a clip nor tape. Gauze bandages are cheaper to use but have to be fixed in place.

How long does a claw dressing last?
That depends on wet, ground and load. Waterproof Silbertape stays sealed much longer in a damp passage than a textile layer, but every dressing still wants checking daily.