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Dr. A. Richard Grossman works on Natalia on Friday.

Photo by David Yamamoto, Special to The Star

Dr. A. Richard Grossman works on Natalia on Friday.

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  • Dr. A. Richard Grossman works on Natalia on Friday.
  • Natalia receives a kiss from veterinary technician Chelsea Cummings on Friday after the procedure.
  • A biological bandage is fixed and glued onto the wounds of one of the puppies Friday during a procedure led by Dr. A. Richard Grossman.
  • Veterinary technicians Chelsea Cummings (left) and Natalia Mitchell work on securing a wrap on one of two severely burned puppies Friday.
  • Dr. A. Richard Grossman, one of the world's leading burn specialists and founder of the Grossman Burn Centers, is donating his time to help two severely burned puppies. A procedure was done Friday to prevent infection and aid in preparing wounded areas for a possible skin grafts.
  • Dr. A. Richard Grossman speaks closely to Natalia, one of two severely burned puppies, before her procedure Friday at the Pet Emergency Clinic and Specialty Hospital in Thousand Oaks.
  • Dr. A. Richard Grossman lifts Natalia, one of two severely burned puppies, while physician assistant Kurt Richards fastens the last wrap Friday during a procedure at the Pet Emergency Clinic and Specialty Hospital in Thousand Oaks.
  • Natalia, one of two dogs to suffer severe burns over 50 percent of their bodies, prepares to receive a temporary biological bandage to aid in the healing of the skin on Friday in Thousand Oaks.
  • Natalia is hugged by veterinary technician Natalia Mitchell on Friday after the procedure. The severely burned puppy is named for Mitchell.
  • Veteranarian techs Chelsea Cummings (left) and Natalia Mitchell hold 'Natalia', one of two puppies who suffered severe burns, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 after a graft surgery procedure led by Dr. Richard Grossman, founder of the Grossman Burn Centers, at the Pet Emergency Clinic and Specialty Hospital in Thousand Oaks. The procedure was, in part, to scrub dead skin off the burn wounds to prevent infection and to place a cellular fetal bovine dermis over the burn area of each of the puppies, to aid in preparing the areas for an eventual skin graft.
  • A gauze wrap is placed around a biological bandage that is covering the burned area of 'Natalia', one of two puppies who suffered severe burns, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 during a graft surgery procedure led by Dr. Richard Grossman, founder of the Grossman Burn Centers, at the Pet Emergency Clinic and Specialty Hospital in Thousand Oaks. The procedure was, in part, to scrub dead skin off the burn wounds to prevent infection and to place a cellular fetal bovine dermis over the burn area of each of the puppies, to aid in preparing the areas for an eventual skin graft.
  • Dr. Richard Grossman gives instructions to veteranarian tech Chelsea Cummings and others of the staff while working on one of two puppies who suffered severe burns, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 during a graft surgery procedure led by Dr. Richard Grossman, founder of the Grossman Burn Centers, at the Pet Emergency Clinic and Specialty Hospital in Thousand Oaks. The procedure was, in part, to scrub dead skin off the burn wounds to prevent infection and to place a cellular fetal bovine dermis over the burn area of each of the puppies, to aid in preparing the areas for an eventual skin graft.

Two severely burned puppies were doing OK on Friday afternoon after they underwent special skin procedures to help save their lives at a veterinary facility in Thousand Oaks.

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