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Retention bandages and post-operative dressings for small animals and equine

Essity is a global leader in healthcare, delivering innovative solutions for wound care, orthopaedics, and compression therapy. Our trusted brands such as Delta-Cast®, Leukoplast®, and Cutimed®, along with products like Soffban®, Tensoplast, Gypsona®, Cutimed® Sorbact®, and Easifix®, provide the quality and reliability veterinary professionals need to achieve better outcomes for small animals and equine patients.

Our goal is to deliver cost-effective, high-quality solutions for animal health care. Through our trusted Leukoplast brand, we provide bandages, post-operative dressings, and fixation tapes that are ideal for securing dressings and managing post-operative care in small animals and equine patients. To support your practice, we also offer free educational resources on essential topics in veterinary care, including Anatomy and Physiology of Skin in Small Animals and Post Operative Wound Management.

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Veterinary case studies for improved post operative animal care

Practical insights drive better patient outcomes. Our veterinary case studies showcase how professionals manage small animal and equine post-operative care and bandaging in real-life situations, allowing you to apply these learnings in your own practice. Explore a collection of case studies covering post-operative care, wound management, and immobilisation with casting materials. 

Take a moment, grab a coffee, and discover proven approaches to veterinary post-operative and animal health care. If you'd prefer a printed copy of a particular case study, then please get in touch. 

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Ready to take your animal healthcare skills to the next level?

Access free veterinary eLearning courses on our Professional Accredited Training for Healthcare Professionals (PATH) platform. Choose from flexible learning formats such as webcasts, podcasts, and bite-size modules. Learn anytime, anywhere that fits your busy schedule. Download a certificate of completion for every course to support your continuing professional development (CPD). Registration is simple. You just need your practice email address to create an account. Explore popular topics such as:

  • When Sutures Come Undone: Managing Surgical Wound Complications in Animals (Webcast)
  • Anatomy & Physiology of Skin in Small Animals (Bitesize Instructor-Led)

…and many more! Sign up today and advance your veterinary care with our animal health learning plans.

Veterinary resources for animal health care

Access our Essity Animal Health Care product brochure, a quick-reference guide to help you choose the right product, and clinical evidence resources to support best practice. Share these resources with your veterinary team and find product ordering information for easy ordering through approved stockists. 

Download Full Brochure

Download Product Guide

Download Clinical Evidence

Download CASE Wound Assessment Tool

Download Animal Wound Infection Guideline

Need help or a list of approved veterinary stockists? Contact us now. We’re here to support your veterinary practice.

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions we receive from veterinary professionals. If you can't find the answer you need, please get in touch here.

Our Leukoplast products that are suitable for animal health care, are available through a number of approved veterinary stockists. Request a list or contact our Essity Customer Service team here. Complete the form and include a message to let us know how we can help you, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Note our opening hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8:30am to 4:30pm on a Friday.
Download Essity’s Animal Healthcare poster featuring the full product range suitable for animal health care. Here you find the retention bandages and post-operative dressings. Download here.
Yes. You can access free online learning on our Professional Accredited Training for Healthcare Professionals (PATH) platform. Registration and learning is free. You'll find a range of topics and learning styles. Access here.
Yes. We have clinical resources showing Leukoplast post-operative dressings in real-life animal healthcare scenarios. Download here.
You can find Leukoplast product ordering codes on each product page each of this website. If you prefer, you can download the Animal Health catalogue which includes the complete Essity product range and ordering information. Download here.
Yes. The Delta-Cast casting and splinting products can be used by veterinary professionals when managing acute fractures in animals. Visit the Delta-Cast site here.
Yes. We have products like Strappal® and Co-Plus® LF for use in animal healthcare, visit the Actimove site here for more information.
Yes. The Cutimed wound management product range is suitable for veterinary professionals to use when managing wounds in animals. Visit the Cutimed site here.