davis8008 65 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 been out with the dog today and she's cut/taken abit of skin of her chest about the size of two 50 pence pieces, not torn the muscle, I don't want it to get infected so will it be ok to give her half of a tablet of amoxicillin ive got left from a chest infection I had and obviously keep it clean and dry, or shall I not bother? I've already cleaned it and cut the hair short around it! Quote Link to post
jamie mc 168 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Saltwater that's all it needs. 3 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 been out with the dog today and she's cut/taken abit of skin of her chest about the size of two 50 pence pieces, not torn the muscle, I don't want it to get infected so will it be ok to give her half of a tablet of amoxicillin ive got left from a chest infection I had and obviously keep it clean and dry, or shall I not bother? I've already cleaned it and cut the hair short around it! just keep it clean with salt water, no need for antibiotics if theres no infection Quote Link to post
davis8008 65 Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 nice one Quote Link to post
cocker 2,654 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 one tab won't do much mate you need a course of antibiotics if you need to use them, just try to keep it clean and she will be fine 1 Quote Link to post
Qbgrey 4,114 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 have look here very usefull on human eqivalent to vets meds.gives the doses also....www.terrierman.com antibiotics .dont give antibiotics as precaution ,if not got infection as allready said.... Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 You wouldn't take a course of antibiotics if you gashed your own body, and it was only a skin wound, so a dog doesn't need them either. As has already been said, clean gently with salt water every day (unless the dog can reach the wounds to lick them itself in which case he/she will keep it clean). Don't put wound powder on the wounds: dries them up too fast. Honey is a good natural antibiotic: a little smear on the wounds after cleaning is all you need. Only let the wounds scab up when they are the size of a one pence piece. Giving antibiotics for things that don't need it only builds up resistance to them: save antibiotics for serious things. 1 Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,856 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Plus you need to check how many mg it is mate.normaly ours are 500mg which is a bit strong anyway mate but salty water is ya best bet.atb Quote Link to post
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