shaun1986 11 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 hi everyone my collie bull grey had a bad graze on his front leg took him vets as it didnt look good at all started to look infected. vets gave him some clavucill tablets ( anti biotics) and a buster collar. hes been laid up nearly 2 weeks with it and now finished course of tablets few days ago. its started to scab over but theres a lump just at side of it at the back of his leg which looks infected. dont really want him back at vets because the medication hasnt worked and charge me a fourtune. my freind has got some penicillin so im thinking about giving him a 2ml jab but what im concernd about is that he only finished tablets few days ago so will it be ok to jab him up now? thanks for any help given Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whippet 99 2,613 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 i would wait to about the fourth day after finishing the course .............then jab her ............. make sure the wound is clean..................you will have to see what the antibiotics does to the lump.....................if its infection it should go all soft and guey and start to clear up........... good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparticus 13 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 I use penicillin all the time for my dogs, for when they get cuts etc. It seems to work really well. Just make sure you try and keep the wound as clean as possible using hibiscrub or salt water. You may need to use more than one jab however depending on the results you get from the first jab, i normally miss a day then repeat. ( Im not sure this is the best way of treating your dogs, no doubt the vets will tell you other wise! But it had worked every time for me and i will continue to treat mine this way). All the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 if the infection is under the scab you will have to soak the scab off so you can clean it out properly or else it will never heal, this might need to be done more than once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaun1986 11 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 cleaned everyday with either salt water or hibiscrub, when its scabbed all i do is boil kettle put some salt in a bowl and add water let it cool down a bit then wipe the scab off the clean the wound. hes had 2ml of penicillin today gunna leave it till probably tuesday then give him another jab 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaun1986 11 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 gunna let it dry now and see if heals, hes got a buster collar on to stop him licking the scab off. hopefully another week 2 at the max he will be ok. these fekkin foxes are giving my saluki grey whippet a run for his money so need him back in action Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 bath it with iodine twice a day this will stop any infection , penicillin is ok but will kill good bactiria as well as bad bactiria, when you have bathed it put some germolene on it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Take that buster collar of and let him get his tongue to it..he will clean it himself that way.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 It's possible that the wound has become re infected or the course wasn't long enough but co amox is pretty good, keep in mind that wounds take time to heal after the infection has cleared. Id keep it clean with plain water, add a pinch of salt if you feel the need, and monitor. The odd jab of penicillin will cause as many problems as it solves as it only lasts a few hours so unless you are giving multiple doses a day it will not get rid of the bacteria and may even enable resistance to develop. Hopefully it will heal fine but if not vet. http://www.emedexper...-vk-facts.shtml http://www.hospitalh...whydowehavemrsa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Sandy you can get long lasting penicillin.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Then they are not penicillin both Pen V and Pen G are 6 hourly. There are some longer term antibiotics http://www.drugs.com/vet/convenia.html and some daily antibiotics such as Cephalosporins like ceftriaxone but dosing times and amounts are very important as resistance is a growing problem. Edited August 13, 2012 by sandymere 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 the long and short of it is antibiotics are over used unnecessarily in a lot of cases. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 enable resistance to develop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaun1986 11 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 took him back to vets for a check up, it is healing and theyve prescribed another course of antibiotics, they said try and leave buster collar on him to speed up the healing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richie198 28 Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 try antibacterial powder mate like cicatrin if you can find it or weleda wecesin powder it stops infection and acts as a drying agent just another thing to add to your first aid kit mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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