Disclosed is a wound irrigation device comprising a reservoir housing, containing a sterile wound irrigation solution, wherein said wound irrigation device comprises a discharge means comprising one or more ports through which said sterile wound irrigation solution can pass, and wherein said would irrigation solution comprises sterile water and chlorhexidine at a concentration of 1 percent or less. Also disclosed is a method for irrigating a wound in the skin of a non-human, comprising: a) providing a sterile wound-irrigation solution in a wound irrigation device comprising a reservoir housing, wherein said wound irrigation device comprises a discharge means that directs a pressurized stream of said wound irrigation solution when said reservoir housing is pressurized, wherein said reservoir housing is made of a resilient compressible material and wherein said discharge means comprises a plurality of ports through which said sterile wound irrigation solution passes when the reservoir housing is compressed, and wherein said wound irrigation solution comprises sterile water and a chlorhexidine at a concentration of 1 percent or less； b) directing the discharge means and reservoir housing so as to discharge the wound irrigation solution toward said wound； and c) discharging said wound-irrigation solution from said reservoir housing and through said ports to produce a dispersed stream of said wound-irrigation solution directed at said wound, wherein said dispersed stream is applied with sufficient force to dislodge contaminants, thereby effectively irrigating said wound.
