Guest MOLLY Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Big puffs the lot of ye, go running to the nurse as soon as you see a bit of blood Nature is amazing at sorting stuff all on her own MOLL. Quote Link to post
jultaylor1972 2 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Still disagree These types of wound are usually very superficial, stitching could cause more problems. My dog still runs with wounds similar to this, dont bother him at all.....but he is as hard as feck Plus i'd rather let nature run its course, the dog be off its legs for a few more days than it being pumped full of anaesthetic at the vets.....for those who dont stitch themselves MOLL. I agree 100% MOLLY. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I have had dogs with similar rips. Most of the time, the vet said leave it, far better for it and he was right, they heal better. This was a greyhound vet. Quote Link to post
Guest Rabbiteer Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) Sorry to see that your dog is wounded. I have seen a few differant types of wounds myself. Skin staple and sutures are used when skin needs to be pulled back in place to cover some tissue or to cover a cavity. If a cavity is evident then the use of a drain is a very good idea as it aids the nutural healing process. However from your pics I cant really see how deep it is and if it has gone anydeeper than the skin layers to expose muscle tissue. Skin being a reactive tissue will swell up when damaged to give the impression that a wound is deeper than what it really is. In humans, we have all seen how much minor head injuries bleed from such small cuts and this would be our exact same responce. Then there is the problem of the size of wound, shape and location. If wound like that did need suturing it would pull on the surrounding skin and not be a problem whilst the stitches/staples are in place. However, if they are removed to early the tightness could allow the wound to open up again with ease. The location being on the ribs is a highly mobile area and it will not get the chance to rest very much. In my limited experiance, that this wound from the little I can see needs cleaning and be allowed to grow back in its own due course. How ever. These are just opinions, if you as the owner have any real concerns you should seek proper medical advice from a vet. Wishing you all the best, Nik Edited October 5, 2007 by Rabbiteer Quote Link to post
RichardC18 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Honey has great healing properties. Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 (edited) My own vet, years ago before I knew what I know now, refused to stitch a skin tear in just the same place, saying that in all likelihood it would break down (open up again) when the dog bent round to one side and stretched the stitches. I've since attempted to staple a bigger skin tear in more or less the same place, and while part of it held the bottom half broke down cos of the dog bending right round to itch her tail. That's why I said leave it. I agree staplers are the best thing since sliced bread, but you do need to know how to use one and to fold the edges of the skin up together to put the staples in, or it won't hold. This might be common sense to some people, but beginners wouldn't know where to start. I'll try and take some pics the next time one of mine needs stapling: shouldn't be long as little -psycho-who-refuses-to-learn-about- barbed-wire is about due to have another prang soon: its been a while LOL Or has she finally learnt? Edited October 5, 2007 by skycat Quote Link to post
poacherjim 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 hi all thanks for the advise, i pulled the skin as much as possible without causing too much stress, and realised that she must have left a lump of it on the thing she ran into as it is only half the size of the wound. on further inspection i noticed that it is only skin deep if you know what i mean no actual muscle damage it did not even bleed as much as i would have thought ! since the accident she has been her usual self no pain or distress at all i think it hurt me more than her. anyway i have left it uncovered and its drying up nicely i just keep bathing it to keep it clean. im not a tight arse but i know what vets are like they would have pissed about with it filled her with antibiotics and slapped me with a huge bill that has been avoided thanks the advise i got from here afterall there is probably more knowledge of cuts on here than any book can give Quote Link to post
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