We have a winner! Incontinence pads are now my favorite bandaging material. They’re thick and cushy and have great absorption.
I picked up a pack of 42 at WalMart for about $10. The other pads I bought didn’t come close to the padding that these gave. I only used six on today’s bandage, so a week of bandaging material for $10 – I’m happy.
In yesterday’s bandage, most of his ooze went into just one of the pads, but the others gave him nice protection from his clumsiness and caught any “runoff”.
The other great thing about these is that Romeo doesn’t smell like a dog with an oozy bandage. Anyone who has smelled a ripe bandage knows the unpleasantness of being around one. Extra points for odor control.
Next time I have an oozy dog to bandage, I know what I’ll be stocking up on. Well, unless it’s Julio; one pad is about as big as his entire body. Julio can have a cotton ball.
The bandaging process is still getting easier each day. Romeo doesn’t mind it and Trent is great as my lovely assistant.
Romeo is still oozing a lot, which may or may not be normal. He’s a huge dog and he had a lot of stuff removed from his body, leaving lots of dead space that can fill up with fluid. Romeo’s drains are still doing their job and the fluid is making its way out, which is good. Since he has been home, I may not have been bandaging him tightly enough which could be why he’s still so drippy.
We’re on the way to the vet tomorrow to check this out and to see if we can figure out what’s going on with Romeo’s back leg. Starting yesterday it became more noticeable that Romeo is walking strangely on it.
Not being used to how a Great Dane with only three legs moves could make everything about Romeo’s walk seem strange. But it seems like something else is going on. He doesn’t put weight on his back left foot as readily and it just seems to be at an odd angle. Maybe it’s all from him compensating for the missing front leg. But it has me worried.
Hoping to learn more tomorrow.