dogs slashed his chest...

[iWorkChihuahuas 52]

hi all me saluki x was on the lamp lastnite, was running a rabbit and he pulled up towards a hedge, not like him, when he came back to me, slowly but surely, he was bleeding, flicked lamp on him and he had been slashed straight accross the bottom of his ribcage, the skin was flopping over, cut maby 3/4", i tried sewing it, but he was having none of it, so ive cleansed it, used betnodite ( mind my spelling ) like an orange antiseptic ( antibiotic ) aerosoll over it, and ive tacked it together with steri strips, after couple hours looks really clean, and looks like its started scabbing and dried up nicely, was just wondering, how long will he be lame for? and how long till i can run him again? thanks

[troter58 1,711]

you should of glued it together with super glue but always leave a weep hole get a photo up atb troter

[graham4877 1,181]

skin stapler and glue, get one now, 15 bar off the bay.. but for now glue the end of one steri strips, wait till its stuck then pull it over and glue other side do that 3 times , flush with wam salt water 4 times a day then drop down to 2 in a few days,, but leave a weep hole so any shit can bleed out!

 

as for how long my last big chest casy took 7 days, but might be upto 14 days

 

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[boyo 1,398]

mine had a real bad un ,opened chest right up middle of last season cost me just under a grand at the vets . right as rain now though and was catching again at end of season crazy as ever .

[martin 332]

He obviously had a clump on the chest so he shouldn't be lame too long,and as for the 'Slash' 3/4" isn't really in the slashed mate that's a scratch,this is a slash...........

 

 

Just keep an eye on the wound to make sure you have sealed any germs inside mate.....the joys of running dogs eh?

[graham4877 1,181]

He obviously had a clump on the chest so he shouldn't be lame too long,and as for the 'Slash' 3/4" isn't really in the slashed mate that's a scratch,this is a slash...........

 

 

Just keep an eye on the wound to make sure you have sealed any germs inside mate.....the joys of running dogs eh?

ahaah if your gonna do it....do it well

[iWorkChihuahuas 52]

ive already got a vetinary stapler and a sewing kit graham, but its so awqward, and even the vet said they couldnt sew it up, and charged me to say that.... but they said give it a gap, as you said, and they said dont use glue, so im just keeping clean, and sterile, kennel aswell as wound

[killing crew 2,708]

good luck hope all goes well

[Chid 6,542]

 

 

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Why it's not illegal to treat your own dog

[ferret features 289]

get him down the beach

[Moll. 1,770]

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Why it's not illegal to treat your own dog

 

I think it is illegal to stitch a dog?

[bedwhippet 164]

a bad cut

[iWorkChihuahuas 52]

did it heal ok bed whippet?

 

and i will always stitch my own dog end of

[bedwhippet 164]

he did it in december 2010 at 9 month old jumping barbed wire fence, if i had done it myself he would of had problems due to where the cut was, the vet had to make the four slits t the side to stop the tension in the muscle making the leg to tight to run on when healed, aslog as i kept the scar moist it was going to be easy for him to tare it open when running, hasnt stopped him so far (touch wood) took 3 -4 months to come good

[bedwhippet 164]

thats him at the front of the picture, not stopping him