flesh wound

[elma-fudd 0]

one of ma dogs ripped her skin tonight on a fence the wound is bottom ov her rib cage she has a flap ov skin torn about 2" i have cleaned it and put an iodine patch on it and covered it ,thing is what to do .

do i get emergency appointment tomorrow or clean it and dress it again,and take her on monday or should get her stiched up first thing in the morning.

[rabbit slayer 22]

one of ma dogs ripped her skin tonight on a fence the wound is bottom ov her rib cage she has a flap ov skin torn about 2" i have cleaned it and put an iodine patch on it and covered it ,thing is what to do .

do i get emergency appointment tomorrow or clean it and dress it again,and take her on monday or should get her stiched up first thing in the morning.

Sorry to here about your dog mate. One of mine tore his leg in october i took it to the vets straight away, they butchered him, the wound got infected because they tried to staple it. I then had to take him back a few weeks later to remove the staples and have stiches instead, he's now got a nasty scar and left my wallet alot lighter. I think some vets are out to rob you. His leg should have been stiched straight away, would have saved money and the healing time.

[Tallyho 181]

my lurcher done the same a few weeks back, got him home cleaned it up, bit of wound powder, and it healed ok , just make sure its keept clean.

 

my lurcher done the same a few weeks back, got him home cleaned it up, bit of wound powder, and it healed ok , he didnt need stitches though, just make sure its keept clean.

[Guest MOLLY]

If you think its bad enough to need stitching, take her straight away. Otherwise it will mean a GA because they will have to knock her out to cut away the dead skin to be able to stitch it. If you keep it very clean and dry, make sure you watch for swelling, discharge, then it will probably heal on its own but it will take longer than if it was stitched.

My lad did this today...

 

 

MOLL.

[elma-fudd 0]

thanks very much for the replys av got her settled on the couch just now shes not very happy looking but shes dour as f**k at the best of times as you said molly it would take longer to heal if i leave it and keep it clean but me thinks al take her to vets in the morning just to put mind at ease i fecking hate when somthing

happens to them there just like kids.

ps,shes just went to sleep thank f--- now ma other ones looking at me strange, you know the look just before they run up the walls.

[FastDogz 155]

Hope your dogs heal quick

 

ouch Moll that looks nasty

[scottish lurcher 185]

yeah thats a nasty one mate but i have always be surprised how well dogs heal even we nasty cut and tears the seem to keep them clean them self by lick it all the time i have found only a few need stitch if they are really bad but i agree with last guy never staple alway demand the vet stitched never staple seen a few come out in my time

[elma-fudd 0]

heres a pic of her wound took dressing of it and she has been having a lick at it looks very clean.

[scottish lurcher 185]

heres a pic of her wound took dressing of it and she has been having a lick at it looks very clean.

yeah in my mind i would give it clean now and again but she will keep it clean her self so leave her to it and dont cover it it will heel better with the air getting to it she seem to be doing a good job in keeping it clean

[Guest MOLLY]

It just looks (from the picture) like a skin tear...she will be fine aslong as its clean

MOLL.

[elma-fudd 0]

It just looks (from the picture) like a skin tear...she will be fine aslong as its clean

MOLL.

thanks for that its put my mind at ease.

[Guest dig deep]

i dont think youve got nowt to worry about mate, just keep it clean and it will scab over in a few days, however if you want to take her to the vets do it tommorow morning(monday) because if you take it today you will get charged for using the emergency vet and about£100 just for her to stay there overnight as they wont do anything until the morning

[MATTI 34]

That look's like it will heal nicely on it's own, just keep an eye on it, cover it with antiseptic cream when exercising her to stop muck and shite getting in, clean off with salt water the rest she will do herself.

All the best.

MATTI

[Eggy 0]

heres a pic of her wound took dressing of it and she has been having a lick at it looks very clean.

yeah in my mind i would give it clean now and again but she will keep it clean her self so leave her to it and dont cover it it will heel better with the air getting to it she seem to be doing a good job in keeping it clean

 

THat should heal by itself elma. However don't put iodine on it. Dog will lick it of & it can be very toxic to dogs if ingested.

 

All the best

 

Eggy

Edited February 8, 2007 by Eggy

[skycat 6,173]

As long as she can keep it clean herself it, as everyone else has said, will be fine. All my dogs do this from time to time, usually on fallen branches as we run a lot of stuff through cover. Should take a couple of weeks by which time it will be down to the size of a five pence piece. Just make sure it stays clean and open: the skin will grow in from the outer edges until it joins in the middle: job sorted. I wouldn't take myself to A&E for something like that, and I wouldn't take my dogs to the vets either! It shouldn't really bother her when running either.