Minor nicks and cuts

[terrierguy 1]

Just wondering what products people recommend for cuts and abrasions caused by rat bites/brambles/thorns. After a session out my terriers always come home shredded to pieces especially around the face, ears and front legs. I usually just bathe them in a very diluted disinfectant but thought there might be something better out there for helping the skin to heal better?

Cheers

[maty j 6]

i wash with hibiscrub first and then saltwater if it needs a follow up. anything bad or that could go bad i put on abit of teatree oil and propolis on it.

[terrierguy 1]

Just wondering what products people recommend for cuts and abrasions caused by rat bites/brambles/thorns. After a session out my terriers always come home shredded to pieces especially around the face, ears and front legs. I usually just bathe them in a very diluted disinfectant but thought there might be something better out there for helping the skin to heal better?

Cheers

HI TERRIERGUY I USE CUT HEAL ON BITES

 

Patterdale123, Where can I obtain cut heal from?

[terrierguy 1]

i wash with hibiscrub first and then saltwater if it needs a follow up. anything bad or that could go bad i put on abit of teatree oil and propolis on it.

 

Maty j, I have actually been looking at HIbiscrub but it seems quite expensive, worked out at about £7 for 500ml, is that roughly what you payin for it?

[Guest ripstop]

i wash with hibiscrub first and then saltwater if it needs a follow up. anything bad or that could go bad i put on abit of teatree oil and propolis on it.

 

Maty j, I have actually been looking at HIbiscrub but it seems quite expensive, worked out at about £7 for 500ml, is that roughly what you payin for it?

its good stuff for the price, all i would use for minor are salt water after disinfectant, but if you can get your hands on nu stock get some, does a number of diff things including mange probably the best multi purpose.

[kozzi 0]

Hi, everyone, Hibiscrub is the handwash you find by every sink in a hospital. It is dirt cheap!! Buy it from a vet and it goes through the roof. Find a cleaning supplier wholesaler and they will stock it in 5 litre tubs. My wife works in a hospital and uses it every five minutes. Ask a friend who works there if they can purchase some for you from their manager.

[kreet 0]

always used cut heal it was £20 a bottle 6 years ago so no idea what it costs now try find it on the net somewhere it works wonders .

[maty j 6]

i wash with hibiscrub first and then saltwater if it needs a follow up. anything bad or that could go bad i put on abit of teatree oil and propolis on it.

 

Maty j, I have actually been looking at HIbiscrub but it seems quite expensive, worked out at about £7 for 500ml, is that roughly what you payin for it?

 

i payed less than that. think it was about a fiver but that was a year ago and i've still got approx 250ml left but just looking on vetmedic etc it seems to have gone up alot. i'd try what kozzi says..

[ladyp 12]

i do the hibiscrub saltwater thing. Aloe Vera is bloody good for healing stuff fast. Buy a plant, treat it badly (I do all my plants!) Slice off leaf, split down the "seam" of it and squeeze out the juice. It's amazing. I've opened the leaf right out and bandaged it onto wounds - try it, it's incredible. Also, you buy one plant and there's your supply sorted. They take minimal care. Sounds a bit hippy-ish I know, but it works!

YES ME ALSO,IT IS AMAZING.

[terrierguy 1]

cheers for all the ideas people

[tote 854]

always used cut heal it was £20 a bottle 6 years ago so no idea what it costs now try find it on the net somewhere it works wonders .

 

It was never as dear as that down here,I can by it local for under £10.

 

You can also get it online.-http://www.hyperdrug.co.uk/prodinfo.asp?number=CUT227

Edited April 14, 2008 by tote

[dicka 1]

most horse places sell cut & heal comes in spray form or as a cream costs about £8.00 at farmway stores

[tote 854]

most horse places sell cut & heal comes in spray form or as a cream costs about £8.00 at farmway stores

 

Yes it comes in different forms,spray on,ointment,powder and dab on liquid.

[sandymere 8,263]

Now I'm the complet opposite of any hippy trippy type munbo jumbo, recon if saline or even sterile water don't heal it then it's infected beyond the normal topical sprays etc but if you want to top cover a wound then honey is sterile so can act as a barrier to new infection, good old british is as effective as any high priced stuff, if it's heals with hibby scrub then probaly would have healed with saline. At the end of the day the dog does the healing we do the cleaning out the muck to give it a clear run. If the dog can't fight the infection then it'll need antibiotics.

[Guest dog on]

some one will probibly say i would not use this \\HYDROGEN PEROXIDE//it is used in dying peoples hair i have used it for 30 plus years it is the best thing you will find for dabing on dirty cuts and bites it kills all germs and bacteria and helps heal wounds by mildley burning the infected area get it from chemist in volume 10 dont get it in eyes when put on area it stings for a few seconds .why dont vets sell it because they cant charge the stupid price that they would like to. just try and you will see .