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Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by Peppermint on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 9:45am
Em, if you can get him to a vet, take him. He probably needs to have it disinfected, cleaned and wrapped. Since it's on the bottom of his foot, there's a good chance if it's not already infected, it will be, which would require antibiotics.
If it's not that bad, you might just want to give the vet a call and ask if there's any disinfectant for wounds that you can find over at the pet store. Sometimes these little things left untreated just become worse. Pepp 8-) |
Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by Em on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 11:31am
Thanks for those. We've just tried a warm salt bath and some antiseptic cream on it, so we'll see how that goes. I dug out a sock to put on it when he goes outside to protect it from any bacteria.
If it's no better in 24-48 hours, I'll be making an appointment at the vet. Darn animals know just how to tug the heart strings, don't they. |
Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by Guiseppi on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 1:28pm
It's those sad eyes....they sit around when we're gone and practice them till they're perfect! If you have a good relationship with your vet, see if they'll just call you in a prescription for antibitics pill and creme. Good luck!
Joe |
Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by cash5542 on Jun 23rd, 2009 at 10:06pm
I would agree with Pepp completly. We can guess what to do and do the best we can but often the vet can get them on just the right course of treatment and help them heal faster. I ened up doing a midnight clinic with my golden retreiver last spring because of a wound that quickly turned into a nasty infection in her neck. It cost me $200 to do the clinic and a $95 speeding ticket getting there. If I had trusted my instict and taken her that morning I would have saved a ton of money and suffering for her. Good luck! I hope your baby is doing better soon.
Charlotte |
Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by BarbaraD on Jun 24th, 2009 at 7:54am
Em,
After you soak it in salt water, you might want to put a little peroxide on it to burn out anything that might be left. (I'm a believer in peroxide). Hope your little one is feeling better real soon. Hugs BD :-* |
Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by Jeannie on Jun 24th, 2009 at 10:40am
Em,
I hope Chester is feeling better by now. His picture made me smile. Jeannie |
Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by Lobster on Jun 24th, 2009 at 12:19pm
That is terrible... he barely has the strength to get his belly rubbed. Looks like he needs a treat or two or three.
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Title: Re: Calling dog owners... Advice please! Post by purpleydog on Jun 24th, 2009 at 9:44pm
Em, if you can talk to a vet, please do so. Pad injuries on a dog, like what you describe, are hard to heal.
After you clean the wound, like you have been, use soap and water, pat it dry. Get some gauze pads, and an elastic bandage. They make one kind that sticks to itself when winding it on, and they come in crazy bright colors! Make sure not to get it too tight. Then, use a plastic bag, like a bread bag, to cover it when he goes outside. (My weimaraner had a few injuries I had to nurse her through at home, including pad injuries from ice). As long as it's kept clean and dry, he'll have a good chance of it healing. What a cutie pie. :) |
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