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Old 10-20-2009, 11:56 AM   #68
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Would a warm compress work just as well? Might be easier on him than cold ice?
warm is used if there is fluid under the skin that needs to come out. like if he was licking the sutures a lot and caused an infection underneath. fluid/pus would build up underneath. a warm compress would help to get that out.

cold is used for swelling/inflammation/bruising
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