Licking wounds

[pat blewitt 41]

My dog had a cut on his side, 6 stitches, got them out on monday. He isnt licking the wound but my other dog is. They are together all of the time, so when we are out we cant stop him and so the wound isnt healing or drying up as quick as it should. I,ve tried mustard near the wound, but I think he has developed a taste for it. Anybody any suggestions

[MATTI 34]

Try a travel cage for the injured party if there is no way you can seperate them while you're not there. It's worked for me in the past.

All the best.

MATTI

[pointer28 1]

Try cribox or cribhalt, it stops horses chewing gates, railings etc. You'll get it in any equestrian store but make sure you wear gloves when applying it.

[steve109 43]

yeah use cribox .....we use it to stop our bully pups from chewing.....its gud stuff...

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

FFS! A Dog licking a wound is The Best Treatment available in the entire damn universe! The money white coated sharks will charge ye for stitching things up, anti biotics and a pep talk such as; " That should heal within x time. ", the b*stards oughta lick it themselves! ~ Or simply know enough to tell ye the other Dog Will lick it and that that action is far better than anything he's capable of.

 

Dog on Dog wound licking serves a variety of functions. My on line time's costing me by the second so I simply haven't time to explain in detail. But it'll keep that wound sterile and will bring it to heal like super Dog skin. The scar tissue will be the best damn bit of skin on that Dogs body.

 

Works on humans too. I have the scars to prove it.

 

Just let NATURE do it's thing

[Guest MOLLY]

Agree with DS, ive a bitch who is an obsessive cleaner, and i mean obsessive, all her time is taken up cleaning/grooming the other dogs. A wound will take longer to heal because of it, but it never gets infected and much thicker skin forms?

MOLL.

[pat blewitt 41]

D S If you read the post properly before jumping in with your FFS you would have seen that the dog has had stitches, which have been removed, but since then the other dog is licking the wound and its not getting chance to dry up properly, and it has reopened ever so slightly. After some advise from a member on another forum, I've put antiseptic powder on and , touch wood,(put your head next to your monitor ditch shitter, :whistle: ) it appears to be working.

By the way D S, when you say it works on humans to, do you mean that you lick your wounds or do you get the dog to do it for you

[chartpolski 23,616]

Just to comment n the statement that licking is the best thing for a wound; it depends on the wound. My Doberman came out of the quarantine kennels almost 2 years ago with a "lick graniola" , (kennel sore), on her paw. She licks it to the bone, three different vets have been unable to cure it and the only thing I can do to stop her licking is to put a plastic collar on her when she's alone, more than once it has appeared to clear up, then as soon as the collar is off, the licking starts again. I'm resigned to the fact that the collar will be needed every time she is alone for the foreseable future. I have tried every powder, cream and ointment, Fuciderm clears it up, but as I say, as soon as she's alone without the collar, the licking stars again.

Cheers.

[Guest MOLLY]

Pat, there was no mention of the wound re-opening? I presumed you meant the dog just kept licking it, keeping it moist etc.

MOLL.

[pat blewitt 41]

Moll it was a crescent shaped cut, and with the other dog licking it it is just coming open slightly. I agree with you about it keeping clean with him licking it, its just goin to take ages to heal / dry up so I was just after a deterrant.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Pat; I read every word of your post, mate. I knew what I'd read. Could visualise the situation exactly. Have had experiance of it. I wrote what I thought. Sorry if I didn't think or take time to in some way indicate the " FFS " was what I breathed to myself. I wasn't shouting or waving my internetty arms about or anything.

 

Regards the childish comment about putting my head on my key board: Grow up, Pat. Just don't be silly. Ok? (That 'said' with a dismissive shrug)

 

You see, both I and Moll there are trying to help you. We're speaking from Experiance. You, apparrently, lack life experiance of such matters, hence you're running around the fora Requesting Advice. We've given it. You're being silly. It's all up there, in black. No?

 

Do I lick my own wounds? Only metaphorically, mate. This thread won't cause me to, I assure ye But Do I allow my Dogs to lick my physical wounds, as they lick eachothers? Too damn right I do! If you read the post properly before jumping in, you'd see I stated I have the scars to prove it. Beautiful, strong, clean tissue. Not holes.

 

Graniola. Dogs licking Themselves to the bone ..... Can you percieve the differance in circumstance there, Pat ....?

 

Maybe you'd prefer to go back to who ever advised putting Mustard around the wound? FFS! (Said in despaire at some of the 'advice' people still offer poor sods in fora, even in this day and age. Who suggested that, man? Brian Plummer???)

 

Still, if ye think I hang around in fora just waiting for the chance to give anyone with a problem what I've found, through long, personal experiance, to be duff advice? That's up to you. There's just no need to snap at the hand of friendship, mate. Ye never know when ye might wish it was still being offered.

 

Bye.

[pat blewitt 41]

F F S Ditch Shitter, take a chill pill pal,(he breathed to himself)

I dont think I lack life experience, and have had plenty of experience with dogs, but life is a university and we are all learning evryday and there are plenty of people on here who can pass on their knowledge.

I did ask for advise, not to be preached to.

For the record, I didnt say your advise was duff, did I, I just pointed out that you had got hold of the wrong end of the stick.It was my missus who suggested the mustard round the skin near the wound, cos when he was a pup he took a shine to the table legs and it worked then.

The crack about the monitor (not key board) was meant to inject a bit of humour into the post, something which it seems, a bit like me and life experience, you are lacking in. :whistle:

[king 11,972]

a dog's saliva contains amongst other thing antibacterial properties it's said that a dog can eat gone of meat that would kill a man but the dog would feel no ill affect because of the strong antibacterial properties of it saliva and stomach acid's so a cut thats being licked by a dog is the best treatment the cut could have. i have had a good few deep cuts in the past on my hand's and let the dogs lick them it doesent do my cuts any harm it's probably a good thing to keep the cut moist so it can heal from the inside to the outside if it forms a scab there could be germ's stuck under the scab which could cause infection

[pat blewitt 41]

Quick update, the powder seems to be working.

Ta to ALL for the comments