Hi. My doggy hurt her right carpal pad (we suspect broken glass). We saw blood and responded like a first aider would.
1. PRESSURE (Stop bleeding)
2. CLEAN. (Stop infection)
3. BANDAGE (To control seeping of blood/bleeding and lessen the chances of infection)
We felt no need for pain killers as she was walking naturally (maybe a very minor limp) and the anti-sceptic we applied (diluted 50/50 TCP) was enough deterrent (smell)to prevent her from licking her wound.
Please look at my notes below...
1.) Any blood is a bad thing. Please be sure that stitches are not required. If they are, keep applying pressure to the wound and seek vet assistance. ASAP. What you have is an emergency.
2.) CLEANING a wound is paramount if not using veterinary assistance.
This doesn't mean clean just blood, but any glass or ANY foreign object. Dirt in a wound will lose your pet a limb or worse he/she may die from infection. Also may cost thousands. A lot of pain, a lot of money and a lot of heart ache. Nobody wants that.
3.) when the wound has ceased to bleed or reduced bleeding sufficiently, take some cotton pads. (like those used to remove makeup or cleanse skin) and dip one in the anti-sceptic solution. This may be less than 30/100 depending on your dogs ability, (pain or ability to move or activity) lifestyle (used to outdoors for long periods? Outdoors more = more risk of infection) and general condition (age, or other medical problems)
Place the pad with dilution on the wound.
Add two more DRY cotton pads on top.
Wrap a stretchy bandage around the cotton pads already applied, making sure not to:
1. Overtighten (stop blood flow to paw):
2. Use too much bandage (restrict movement/ activity)
don't use safety pins to secure the bandage. Most likely they will come undone with doggies activity and hurt either your doggy or your kids or yourself.
It is preferable to use fabric plaster (band aid). It sticks well and keeping in mind your doggies tongue, is less likely to injure!
PAIN RELIEF:
This is obviously per case.
The default answer is AVOID pain relief for such things as cuts of this nature. My personal opinion is to try to raise your dogs spirits and at the same time avoid extended use of the affected limb. PLAY = tail wag= happiness. There's no time for pain when the doggy is enjoying her/himself.
At night, warmed milk (diluted by 1/4 ) can help her/him rest and nod off. (also has a nice side effect of a lovely glossy coat!)
a few tips.
Remember, we are talking here about a minor wound. Don't go stupid and try to stitch the poor thing yourself. If she/he needs stitches, get a vet! Urgently!
Don't administer any drugs if you can practically avoid it.
If you you have to give pain relief please remember that a doggy is typically one 1/2 the size of a 12 yr child. Follow medication instructions but with 1/4 ( quarter) of adult dose but same frequency or less. Avoid ibuprofen ( a known liver damage in humans)
if you think you really need drugs to control your doggies pain, what you probably need is a vet...
When applyingTCP or some other anti-sceptic solution, this will sting poor doggy and she/he may become aggressive. In this situation calm her/him, and make sure she/he is restrained by a helper (and a muzzle where available) we used calm voices and the odd treat when we asked her to lay down. We then manually rolled her over onto her back a bit and then treated with a nice bite sized treat and some genuinely loving words (good girrrrrl etc.)
don't be scared to discipline your doggy if she/he is naughty!
Biting, running away, not allowing contact is natural to doggy, but not acceptable. By discipline I mean vocal. BADDDD DOG, NORTY DOG etc. Beating a dog is not acceptable at any time other when it is dangerous and out of control. (at the same time!)
some (most of us really) doggy owner's are too soft. We treat the blighters to treats and allow them on our furniture and feed them scraps even before we've finished eating! That's down to us. None of those things are harmful really, but doggy is CLEVER. S/he'll milk
things as far as s/he can and when s/he is ill we humans tend to over emphasize . Trust me. Don't be scared to be tough. Spoiling your doggy is neither a favour to you or your doggy. Get her/him well and spend your 'spoiling' with play (good for both of you, and helpful with training too)
your doggy, with the smell of antiseptic on her/him may well cause other dogs to become aggressive toward her or him when sniffing. This is something I am keen to understand. My doggy has been attacked two times when walking nearby another dog and I wonder if this may relate to dogs attacking young children or babies.
I know often the case is an abusing owner. But smell is stronger to doggies and my dog has never been attacked before?? Is there a tie? Maybe, maybe not. I personally wouldn't let a dog near a child with disinfectant or similar on him or her.. You just don't know yet.
We'd hate to see a breed or two die out if we can do something.
Hope this helps some poor doggy and their owner
best wishes
Rob
I welcome feedback to this.
1. PRESSURE (Stop bleeding)
2. CLEAN. (Stop infection)
3. BANDAGE (To control seeping of blood/bleeding and lessen the chances of infection)
We felt no need for pain killers as she was walking naturally (maybe a very minor limp) and the anti-sceptic we applied (diluted 50/50 TCP) was enough deterrent (smell)to prevent her from licking her wound.
Please look at my notes below...
1.) Any blood is a bad thing. Please be sure that stitches are not required. If they are, keep applying pressure to the wound and seek vet assistance. ASAP. What you have is an emergency.
2.) CLEANING a wound is paramount if not using veterinary assistance.
This doesn't mean clean just blood, but any glass or ANY foreign object. Dirt in a wound will lose your pet a limb or worse he/she may die from infection. Also may cost thousands. A lot of pain, a lot of money and a lot of heart ache. Nobody wants that.
3.) when the wound has ceased to bleed or reduced bleeding sufficiently, take some cotton pads. (like those used to remove makeup or cleanse skin) and dip one in the anti-sceptic solution. This may be less than 30/100 depending on your dogs ability, (pain or ability to move or activity) lifestyle (used to outdoors for long periods? Outdoors more = more risk of infection) and general condition (age, or other medical problems)
Place the pad with dilution on the wound.
Add two more DRY cotton pads on top.
Wrap a stretchy bandage around the cotton pads already applied, making sure not to:
1. Overtighten (stop blood flow to paw):
2. Use too much bandage (restrict movement/ activity)
don't use safety pins to secure the bandage. Most likely they will come undone with doggies activity and hurt either your doggy or your kids or yourself.
It is preferable to use fabric plaster (band aid). It sticks well and keeping in mind your doggies tongue, is less likely to injure!
PAIN RELIEF:
This is obviously per case.
The default answer is AVOID pain relief for such things as cuts of this nature. My personal opinion is to try to raise your dogs spirits and at the same time avoid extended use of the affected limb. PLAY = tail wag= happiness. There's no time for pain when the doggy is enjoying her/himself.
At night, warmed milk (diluted by 1/4 ) can help her/him rest and nod off. (also has a nice side effect of a lovely glossy coat!)
a few tips.
Remember, we are talking here about a minor wound. Don't go stupid and try to stitch the poor thing yourself. If she/he needs stitches, get a vet! Urgently!
Don't administer any drugs if you can practically avoid it.
If you you have to give pain relief please remember that a doggy is typically one 1/2 the size of a 12 yr child. Follow medication instructions but with 1/4 ( quarter) of adult dose but same frequency or less. Avoid ibuprofen ( a known liver damage in humans)
if you think you really need drugs to control your doggies pain, what you probably need is a vet...
When applyingTCP or some other anti-sceptic solution, this will sting poor doggy and she/he may become aggressive. In this situation calm her/him, and make sure she/he is restrained by a helper (and a muzzle where available) we used calm voices and the odd treat when we asked her to lay down. We then manually rolled her over onto her back a bit and then treated with a nice bite sized treat and some genuinely loving words (good girrrrrl etc.)
don't be scared to discipline your doggy if she/he is naughty!
Biting, running away, not allowing contact is natural to doggy, but not acceptable. By discipline I mean vocal. BADDDD DOG, NORTY DOG etc. Beating a dog is not acceptable at any time other when it is dangerous and out of control. (at the same time!)
some (most of us really) doggy owner's are too soft. We treat the blighters to treats and allow them on our furniture and feed them scraps even before we've finished eating! That's down to us. None of those things are harmful really, but doggy is CLEVER. S/he'll milk
things as far as s/he can and when s/he is ill we humans tend to over emphasize . Trust me. Don't be scared to be tough. Spoiling your doggy is neither a favour to you or your doggy. Get her/him well and spend your 'spoiling' with play (good for both of you, and helpful with training too)
your doggy, with the smell of antiseptic on her/him may well cause other dogs to become aggressive toward her or him when sniffing. This is something I am keen to understand. My doggy has been attacked two times when walking nearby another dog and I wonder if this may relate to dogs attacking young children or babies.
I know often the case is an abusing owner. But smell is stronger to doggies and my dog has never been attacked before?? Is there a tie? Maybe, maybe not. I personally wouldn't let a dog near a child with disinfectant or similar on him or her.. You just don't know yet.
We'd hate to see a breed or two die out if we can do something.
Hope this helps some poor doggy and their owner
best wishes
Rob
I welcome feedback to this.
