Entries by Taylor Matheny

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Veterinary Amniotic Wound Powder: When Standard Wound Care Isn’t Enough

A 6-year-old mixed-breed dog presents three weeks post-degloving injury. The wound is clean. Granulation tissue started, then stalled. You’ve cycled through wet-to-dry bandages, silver dressings, and a course of systemic antibiotics. The tissue looks flat. No measurable progress. The owner is frustrated and asking what comes next. This is the chronic wound scenario that sends […]

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BioSIS for Hernia Repair: The Biologic Alternative Veterinary Surgeons Need to Know

A 4-year-old Labrador Retriever presents for a routine wellness exam. On abdominal palpation, you notice a soft, reducible swelling in the inguinal region. The diagnosis is straightforward: inguinal hernia. The harder question is what to use for repair. For decades, veterinary surgeons reached for polypropylene mesh as the default solution for soft tissue defects and […]

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