The dog and the ward was hot so a fan has been placed nearby to help keep her cool.
The dog cannot move to go to the toilet, so a urinary catheter has been placed and a closed urine collection bag attached to help keep her clean and dry. This also allows accurate monitoring of urine output.
An incontinence pad has been placed under her bottom to absorb any faeces, helping to keep the dog and her bedding clean and dry.
Comfortable, padded beds have been placed under the dog to help keep her as comfortable as possible and to prevent pressure sores from developing. Foam wedges could also be used here to support her limbs. She was also being turned every two hours and had daily physiotherapy sessions to prevent pressure sores and help to restore her mobility.
Tetanus is very painful, so a syringe driver is being used to administer a constant rate infusion of analgesic drugs via the central line.
Since the dog cannot eat or drink for herself, a central line (intravenous cannula in the jugular vein) and an oesophageal feeding tube have been placed in order to provide her daily fluid and nutritional requirements and medication.
She did not like other dogs and was very stressed, so a sheet has been placed up on either side of the glass kennel creating a barrier to keep her calm.
Cotton wool ear plugs have been placed so that she can get some peace and quiet in the noisy intensive care unit.
She was having difficulty swallowing so an incontinence pad has been placed under her mouth to absorb any saliva that dribbles out, keeping her and the bed clean and dry. Regular oral care was performed to maintain oral hygiene.
