Dog Injured

[poacherman 353]

Was out walking last week with the lurchers and my wee bitch went away for a while, when she came back she had inch cut cut on her leg, its not deep or wide open, had been wiping it down with salty water each day but from last week her legs swelled up and shes lost a bit of weight, brought her in the house lastnite, there was a lot of puss coming out her leg, got her on antibiotics and keeping her in the house for a few days, any ideas on this to help it more

[foresterj 1,096]

A vet?

[poacherman 353]

If we went to a vet everytime a dog got injured we would be skint

[LaraCroft 863]

make sure the antibiotics you are using are going to be effective against a wound infection

[Snifferboy 659]

Might be something stuck inside the cut, a bit of stick, foreign body of some sort. Usually (I say usually, this has happen to my dog three times!) when squeezed the puss comes out with a splinter in it. The last one I had was a 1 1/2" long though. But as always, if you are unsure see a vet as could save you money in the long run!

[Taz-n-Lily 62]

You may have a little puncture wound as well as the tear. Salt water won't track into a puncture.

 

Thinking about the Clostridiums (gas gangrene and tetanus) - if the leg doesn't begin to respond to antibiotics within three days get the dog to the vet.

[R.A.W 1,987]

it might be worth buying some super glue and iodine or simalr. so that the problem can be avoided in the future.

 

there are better things than salt water to clean out a wound.

 

lara made a valid point about antibiotics too. if it doesn't seem to get any better i'd go to the vets

[Taz-n-Lily 62]

it might be worth buying some super glue and iodine or simalr. so that the problem can be avoided in the future.

 

there are better things than salt water to clean out a wound.

 

lara made a valid point about antibiotics too. if it doesn't seem to get any better i'd go to the vets

Superglue won't help a puncture wound.

What's better than saline solution to clean out a wound? Why is it the irrigation medium of choice with human wounds?

[skycat 6,173]

What sort of antibiotics and what dose are you using. It is important to use the right sort of antibiotics, and at the right dose and for long enough.

[poacherman 353]

Thanks for the feedback, i only used the salty water to keep the cut clean as it wasnt a major cut, a will have her on the antibiotics and keeping getting the puss out her for the next couple of days and see how she is

[vixen 528]

i would wash the leg and the cut with hibiscrub and spray with cut n heal always works with any of mine, i wouldn't glue it , you want it left open if there is puss coming out

[Hands of Stone 154]

Dunno about most vets but theres no way mine will sell me antibiotics without seeing the dog (and charging me). Anyone know anywhere you can get antibiotics easily and legit??

[BIGLURKS 874]

I tend too use dettol with cuts and if there is swelling meta cam will help plus the anitbiotics and if its a big cut buy a veterinary stapler comes in handy find they don't work as well as stitches but Iam not very good with a needle and if u Eva patch up another one mind leave a hole on one end of the cut if it gets pussy it needs some were too drain out and some thing my vet always told me if its sliced its skin open and uve waited don't try and do it later must be cleaned straight away then stapled dont do it if uve left it till morning

[R.A.W 1,987]

 

it might be worth buying some super glue and iodine or simalr. so that the problem can be avoided in the future.

 

there are better things than salt water to clean out a wound.

 

lara made a valid point about antibiotics too. if it doesn't seem to get any better i'd go to the vets

Superglue won't help a puncture wound.

What's better than saline solution to clean out a wound? Why is it the irrigation medium of choice with human wounds?

 

it might be worth buying some super glue is what said. not that it will help a puncture wound.

 

it might help in the future with cuts.

 

i haven't seen the wound so won't make a call on the correct treatment for two reasons one i'm not a vet and two i'm not a vet.

 

you are correct that saline solution is very good at cleaning out wounds and saline solution is salt water but it has to be the right ratio. nurses don't just mix salt with water and crack on cleaning a wound out. i think that the point i'm making

 

i hope managed to clean that one up for you.

[paulus 26]

if the swelling is due to the infection it wont need meloxicam (petcam/metacam) ect, just the correct type and dose of antibiotic administerd over the correct period, all this on the assumption there is no foreign object in the wound, to be fair if your in the slightest bit unsure of what your doing then get it to a vet. salt water is as good as any other sterile wash on the market.