gone downhill bless her

[tb25 4,627]

sure your dog be back to its normal self soon pal they do hate the feckin lamp shades tho dont they lol

[Tom_1997 0]

Poor little mite. Hope she feels better soon.

[rabitin girl 16]

Wishing her a speedy recovery

[Guest Buttermilk]

Wishing her a speedy recovery

 

.........me too. Bless her.

[Guest deerhound hunter]

hope shes better soon

[matmorgan 49]

my 9 month old bitch got bitten by a shepperd.ripped her side open..thankfully just the skin and didnt go to deep.took her to vet and they stitched her up.she started licking the wound so i had to put a buster collar on her..you know one of them lamp shade things.she really took to it badly.just stood there in shock at the hideous thing around her head.the stress of it has really sent her backwards.lost wieght and her coat looks sh@t.am proper gutted cos she was starting to look the nuts.now she looks at me like im a right c#'t for making her wear it.poor ol bess im gutted for her.bloody sheperd

just read the post, why not put a muzzle on it.? Lets face it, its alot better than them feckin lamp shades . When the dog is with you, you wont need to put it on.Only if in the kennel, or when you are not there.?

cant drink through muzzle

[matmorgan 49]

cheers for the coments every one.atb mat

[collie/grey 238]

Mine wear a muzzle to stop chewing/biting of stitches, the plastic ones used for greyhound racing, they can drink perfectly fine through them, well mine do! Good luck with her anyway.

[CarraghsGem 92]

one of my old dogs managed to destroy not 1 but 2 of those collars, had to put a muzzle on her in the end, she'd pull out stitches as fast as they were put in.

[Guest chook]

Not as cheap as the lamp shade, but a lot easer for the dog

and you shins. Hope she makes a quick recovery.

 

http://www.amazinghealth.co.uk/comfy-collar.htm

[matmorgan 49]

Mine wear a muzzle to stop chewing/biting of stitches, the plastic ones used for greyhound racing, they can drink perfectly fine through them, well mine do! Good luck with her anyway.

sounds good.that just might save her sanity.cheers.

[doe 30]

my 9 month old bitch got bitten by a shepperd.ripped her side open..thankfully just the skin and didnt go to deep.took her to vet and they stitched her up.she started licking the wound so i had to put a buster collar on her..you know one of them lamp shade things.she really took to it badly.just stood there in shock at the hideous thing around her head.the stress of it has really sent her backwards.lost wieght and her coat looks sh@t.am proper gutted cos she was starting to look the nuts.now she looks at me like im a right c#'t for making her wear it.poor ol bess im gutted for her.bloody sheperd

 

That happened to one of mine and we couldn't even get the collar on him. I went to Scatts and bought nonstick dressings, held it in place with vetwrap. Had to put the bandage across the chest then right round his body but it kept him from licking it and it healed well.

[skycat 6,173]

It won't hurt if she just licks the wound: it is a normal and natural thing to do. Just so long as she doesn't pull at the stitches with her teeth. I've never known one of my dogs chew at stitches. Leave the collar off her whilst your'e there and just watch to see what she does. If she just licks for a while then leaves it that is fine. Licking the wound site will also calm her down: it releases endorphins which calm and make an animal feel better in itself. Dog saliva also contains an enzyme which breaks down the cell walls of bacteria so it really does help if they lick their wounds.

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

There's nowt much worse than the looks they give you when you put one of those buster collars on them

 

 

Mine had the double wammy of having to wear an uber-gay pink camo fleece over her wound because it was weeping so much - right through the dressings. But she'd ripped her chest open on a barbed fence and then the vet buggered up the repair and made it worse. It was a disgusting wound.

 

Skycat is right about the licking. Once mine had passed a very delicate stage, I removed everything and let her do her own healing. It went well. You've just got to keep a watch as some dogs get obsessed with it.

 

Best of luck for a speedy recovery.

[Hywel 53]

Matt,

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery for the bitch, if she's anything like her sister it will be just a minor setback A bit of TLC and I hope she will be fine.

cheers hywel.bout time i seen some pics of your pup

 

 

I know Matt, I will get around to it one day