My dog has several wounds on him, none of them are deep, was wondering what is the best way to tend to them.?

Question

My dog ran away today, and tonight he returned.When he returned, he was tore up.Several teeth marks all over him, I have checked him out really close, and none of the wounds are deep.Looks like mainly just teeth scraps across his skin, not sure what kind of animal it is.Cant take him to his vet because he is out of town, but I was hoping that I could aid in his care until he can see the vet.

Answer 1

Trim as much of the hair away from the wounds as possible. Keep them clean as possible with an antibacterial soap. If they look like puncture wounds, you want to keep them open until you can see the vet to minimize the risk of abscesses. If they are mainly superficial, you could apply a triple antibiotic ointment, but ONLY if it is a superficial wound and not a puncture. If there is drainage out of any of the wounds, you could apply Vaseline under the wound to keep the drainage from scalding the skin. If you have the ability to take his temp, I would monitor it. If it rises over normal (normal range is from 99 F to 102.5 F with the higher end being normal for a hyper/high energy dog who is worked up, if he stays at 102.5 in your own home, I would consider that a fever) I would advise getting him in to a vet, especially since you don't know the source of his wounds. Best of luck with him, and hopefully you can get him in ASAP.

Answer 2

First clean all the wounds well with salty water. Use a cotton tip if need be to make sure you get all the dirt out. Next you'll want to use some sort of healing/antibacterial cream. Personally I always use either calendula ointment or honey. Horse Lover has it right in that honey is fantastic on wounds. There's a couple of articles on it here

http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2006/04/07/healing_honey_the_sweet_evidence_revealed.html

http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2001/november/Molan/honey-as-topical-agent.html

In fact some hospitals are now using it for anti-biotic resistant and staph infections.

It's probably advisable to get him checked by a vet at the earliest convinient time, just to be sure.

Answer 3

*snip away the hair to expose the wound
*clean with antiseptic
*see your vet soon after to prevent infection

Bite wounds usually don't look bad and may not be bleeding at all, but looks can be deceptive. Bites often leave puncture wounds with a narow opening, which means bacteria from saliva can be trapped inside. Such wounds can become infected easily, and are best treated with oral or injected antibiotics be a vet.
Good Luck and try and get him to a vet as soon as possible.

Answer 4

Clean his wounds really good with a mild soap and water (dawn would work good) then apply some vaseline or neosporin to the wounds. Try to stop him from licking them though. Sounds like he got in a pretty bad fight! =( Glad he's back home and safe now.

Answer 5

First you need to seriously think about whether your dog has had a rabies shot

As far as surface wounds - you can put neosporin on dogs - but I would first try to wash ot at least rinse the wound and get any debris away from it

Answer 6

Is your Dog up to Date on ALL his Shot's? You might consider taking Him to a differant vet! I would! My Moto, Better Safe Than SORRY!!

Answer 7

Just use Peroxide to clean the cuts, then use Neosporin on them. My vet told me that the ointment they give you at the vets office is just like Neosporin.

Answer 8

you should be able to treat him same way you treat a human.

keep the wounds clean, use antiseptic etc, use dressings if they seem big or might get dirty easily (near paws)

I wouldnt worry too much.

Answer 9

Hydrogen Peroxide, it doesn't burn, it steralizes and its a great oxident drying the wounds quickly

Answer 10

put neoprene on them and put a bandage. this ha-pend to my do he was better in a week. just make shure there not too deep or a gash