- Select an appropriate sized dressing
- Handle it with care at the corner to prevent contamination
- Place the wound dressing – shiny side down – onto the wound
- Select an appropriate width padding bandage
- Begin at the paw, looping over the toes
- Then begin bandaging up towards the limb – overlapping each spiral
- Continue bandaging to above the joint and tear off excess padding
- Apply the conforming layer of bandaging with a bit of tension – cut off excess
- Then apply the outer protective layer to cover the conforming layer