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groundloop

(11,513 posts) Thu Nov 28, 2019, 10:53 AM Nov 2019

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Treating animal burn victims with fish skins

I'm a sucker for animals and was watching a veterinarian show when they treated a dog with severe burns over 50 percent of his body with a radical new treatment I'd never seen before - stapling fish skin (specifically tilapia) to the burned areas to promote healing. With this approach skin that would normally take weeks to heal can heal in around 5 days. Here's an article:

https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/dogs-cats-rescued-california-camp-fire-heal-fish-skins

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Treating animal burn victims with fish skins (Original Post) groundloop Nov 2019 OP

Great news. So happy for the pups and kits. But I just want to know, Fla Dem Nov 2019 #1

Fascinating. Will this be useful for humans, too? TreasonousBastard Nov 2019 #2

I saw the show and was amazed. Polly Hennessey Nov 2019 #3

WONDERFUL! Bayard Nov 2019 #4

Fla Dem

(23,585 posts)

1. Great news. So happy for the pups and kits. But I just want to know,

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 11:16 AM

Nov 2019

do they grow back fur or scales?

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

2. Fascinating. Will this be useful for humans, too?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 11:28 AM

Nov 2019

Polly Hennessey

(6,786 posts)

3. I saw the show and was amazed.

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 11:50 AM

Nov 2019

After healing, the dog was a happy Alaskan camper. Believe the show was, Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet.”

Bayard

(22,005 posts)

4. WONDERFUL!

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 12:51 PM

Nov 2019

Wonder if this would work on the burned koala's?

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