torn ear

[fatjack 4]

Hi all new to this but was hopin someone cud give me sum advice dog took a chunk out of his ear today and will not stop bleeding tried holding with pressure for atleast an hour talc and veg oil all things I've herd on web but soon as he shakes it bleeds again not got any superglue to hand or any other powders so need sum advice work all weekend so mite not b able to get any either and think vets mite just be a waste or time if there's an easy solution???? Any help much appreciated ta

[marshman 7,758]

It might sound silly but try cobwebs drys it straight away !

[tiger82 43]

Try flour it should help stop the bleeding

[skycat 6,173]

The only way to stop it is to bandage the dog's ear up and tape it to his head so if he shakes his head he won't shake the ear loose and make it bleed again.

 

Pad the torn bit with cotton wool, fold the ear on top of the head, then wrap around the entire head: if you use Vetwrap as in the photo (a bit of overkill with the wrapping in that photo LOL) you'll also have to use a sticking plaster type roll to stick it to the head itself or the dog will scrape it off. Terrier sized dog you can just use sticky stuff to hold the ear on top of the head. I use Elastoplast fabric strapping, comes in a roll: a dog would have to be Houdini to get that stuff off. Just make sure not to do it too night under the jaw so the dog can still breathe , eat and drink.

 

Allow the undamaged ear to poke out through the bandage.

[coonboy 160]

one of mine got a hole staight frew the other week was bleading badd over the car i put some tissue in it till it stopped then picked it out and cleaned it up with alcohol later on healed perfect within a week or so

[riou 6]

skycat is spot on with his advice happened to me about 6 months back tried everything to stop the bleeding and nothing worked but after speaking to a lad with greyhounds he gave me the same advice and it works a treat ;)

[paulus 26]

depending on how bad the cut is would determine the treatment, small cuts can be clotted in seconds by dipping the cut in pottassium permanganate crystals, i use it all the time for the treatment of small rips and tears on the ears when they have been out bushing. larger cuts then follow the above advice, but it looks gay

[walshie 2,804]

Yeah. I'd never make my dog look gay like that!

[paulus 26]

Yeah. I'd never make my dog look gay like that!

at least its not flo pink :laugh:

[skycat 6,173]

Oi! Leave my pink Vet Wrap alone Actually it was the only colour they had at the time, and was going cheap: so there!

[paulus 26]

Oi! Leave my pink Vet Wrap alone Actually it was the only colour they had at the time, and was going cheap: so there!

they saw you coming and hid the rest

[walshie 2,804]

Yeah. I'd never make my dog look gay like that!

at least its not flo pink :laugh:

 

Only cos the vet was out of pink bandage. Seriously though all the vet did was put sudocream on it and bandage it. Healed quite quickly once she couldn't flap it about.

[paulus 26]

Yeah. I'd never make my dog look gay like that!

at least its not flo pink :laugh:

 

Only cos the vet was out of pink bandage. Seriously though all the vet did was put sudocream on it and bandage it. Healed quite quickly once she couldn't flap it about.

once it clots and stays clots the problem is solved however that is achieved, gay bandage or no gay bandage :laugh:

[fatjack 4]

ok thanks all tried talc in end nd workd ok spose flour wud du same job just whines now if he shakes his head and can't cover it tried just rips it off lol but other terrier just kept lickin talc off lol haha