Guest jokdog2 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 yea i agree it does the job and its alot cheaper to lol!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hunter-girl 10 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 all I can say is you are all a bunch of tight fisted ????????. Our youngest got caught on some barb the other day whilst out running with other dog. There is no question of what I would do. Yes it cost £150 BUT no fear of infection as the vet cleaned all the wounds whilst dog was under anithetic and also gave her a dose of tablets. Yeh I could no doubt of bodged her up, but I work on the therory of giving her what I would appreciate myself having in the same cercumstances. If you cant afford the repair fees either dont run them or dont have them in the first palce. tigtht fistedness has nothing to do with it...being able to deal with a cut or a bump at the scene or as soon as you get home limits suffering as much as possible...having the knoledge to save you dogs life or to prevent further suffering is what id call a must for the serious dogman/hunter... my vet bills are pretty high as is i know my limits of what i can and cant do... when one of my dogs suffered a twisted gut this year i got him to the vets as i knew he only had a couple of hours to live tops..thankfully he did survive although the bill was £500 opening him up in the shoot carpark with my leatherman was'nt an option that day...heres a couple of before and after pics.. for you fpo if you think im a tight fisted git fine on the other hand i reckon i did ok its a shame i dont take more pics really as ive had to patch one or two up over the years....mine and my friends dogs..you decide mate if your dog got ripped on a fence and was bleeding heavily.. would you a.ask your lamping mate(gary)who has a staple gun stitching kit and all the relevent antibiotics in his first aid box in the car or at home or would you drive 20 miles to the nearest vet at 2am in the morning!! hoping your dog hadnt lost too much blood by the time you got there... ummmm think i know what id do!!! BLOODY HELL MATE YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THAT - I WISH I COULD PATCH MY DOGS UP WHEN THEY INJURE THEMSELVES - WOULD SAVE ME A FORTUNE! IF I COULD DO IT THERE AND THEN AT LEAST I WOULD KNOW THAT MY DOG HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF BEING OK RATHER THAN WORRYING ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE VET WHICH FOR ME MOST OF THE TIME IS 20 - 30 MILES - THEN WAITING WHEN YOU GET THERE AND PAYING OUT A FORTUNE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Garypco 3 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) all I can say is you are all a bunch of tight fisted ????????. Our youngest got caught on some barb the other day whilst out running with other dog. There is no question of what I would do. Yes it cost £150 BUT no fear of infection as the vet cleaned all the wounds whilst dog was under anithetic and also gave her a dose of tablets. Yeh I could no doubt of bodged her up, but I work on the therory of giving her what I would appreciate myself having in the same cercumstances. If you cant afford the repair fees either dont run them or dont have them in the first palce. tigtht fistedness has nothing to do with it...being able to deal with a cut or a bump at the scene or as soon as you get home limits suffering as much as possible...having the knoledge to save you dogs life or to prevent further suffering is what id call a must for the serious dogman/hunter... my vet bills are pretty high as is i know my limits of what i can and cant do... when one of my dogs suffered a twisted gut this year i got him to the vets as i knew he only had a couple of hours to live tops..thankfully he did survive although the bill was £500 opening him up in the shoot carpark with my leatherman was'nt an option that day...heres a couple of before and after pics.. for you fpo if you think im a tight fisted git fine on the other hand i reckon i did ok its a shame i dont take more pics really as ive had to patch one or two up over the years....mine and my friends dogs..you decide mate if your dog got ripped on a fence and was bleeding heavily.. would you a.ask your lamping mate(gary)who has a staple gun stitching kit and all the relevent antibiotics in his first aid box in the car or at home or would you drive 20 miles to the nearest vet at 2am in the morning!! hoping your dog hadnt lost too much blood by the time you got there... ummmm think i know what id do!!! BLOODY HELL MATE YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THAT - I WISH I COULD PATCH MY DOGS UP WHEN THEY INJURE THEMSELVES - WOULD SAVE ME A FORTUNE! IF I COULD DO IT THERE AND THEN AT LEAST I WOULD KNOW THAT MY DOG HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF BEING OK RATHER THAN WORRYING ABOUT HAVING TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE VET WHICH FOR ME MOST OF THE TIME IS 20 - 30 MILES - THEN WAITING WHEN YOU GET THERE AND PAYING OUT A FORTUNE. cheers hun its all time and experience if you have the right knoledge and experience it will all come together...the thing is with stitching the quicker its done the better and more chance of healing quickly if its done straight away theres less suffering all round...being able to do something doesnt nessasarily make you tight i do whats right by my dogs 100% everytime its funny how fpo has now gone quiet...its not his fault he cant patch his dogs up but at the same time he shouldnt judge us for doing it when he knows nothing about it!!! Edited March 6, 2009 by Garypco Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullmastiff 615 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 You can buy the skin staplers out of the back of the countrymans weekly i got 1 after the last vets bill!! fortunately not had to use it yet however the drugs side of things is a bit harder amoxicillian is a widely used antibiotic and works wounders, however in this courty you can only buy it on prescription. In europe you can buy it off the shelf so when on holiday or a mate is get stocked up. Thee 500mg tablets are the best because they are the biggest availiable you neednt buy as many!! Doseage half in the morning half at night. For maximum a week if nesessary but provide you keep the wound clean you'll proabably find 2-3 days will do the trick... However if you go to the vets you can ask them to give you a prescription then buy the pills on the internet cheaper but to be fair its normally the actual consultation that costs the most money but say your vets prescribe you synulox or noroclav(variations of amoxicillian) for a weeks course which is normally standard practice just give half the amount it will probs be strong enough to clear any infection and then you still have some left over!!! and if the infection comes back either after a week either give it the rest of the dose or go back and get some more from the vets either way you should end up with some left over for another day!! Google 'Fish Flex', identical Cephalexin pill you get from the vets for your dogs (broad spectrum antibiotic) but as it's for fish you don't need a presription Tia's alergic to amoxicillan so can't use it on her, it makes her violently sick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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