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The case of the wound that wouldn't heal

By Ben J. Character
VeterinarianSpecial to ESPNOutdoors.com

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Just like little boys and skint' knees, wound-causing injuries seem to simply be part of hunting-dog life. Sometimes these wounds heal easily and sometimes they don't. When they don't we call them non-healing wounds. One of the most interesting cases of a non-healing wound I've seen was that of a beagle presented because of a big lump on his shoulder. According to the owner, the lump had developed very quickly then seemed to heal up. But after what seemed to be an appropriate initial time of ...

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