Guest greyhounder Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 (edited) There was a little scuffle early this AM.. DH checked on them but since there were no yelps, he (wrongly) assumed no-one was hurt. I just noticed a wound on one of my girls about the size of a nickel.. nothing too serious.. I cleaned all the fur from around it and washed away the matted blood. I disinfected it and applied EMT gel.. but she want to lick it.. I muzzled her to allow the EMT gel to dry but I know that won't work for long. It's in an awkward area; on her ribs about 4 inches below the spine area.. I will put a T-shirt on her but I still would like to cover it for a couple days.. Any tricks? Special tape that magically sticks to fur? Edited June 19, 2007 by greyhounder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 T shirt is the best bet and water therapy Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhounder Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Thanks.. No bandage and water therapy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Second what Diane said Quote Jennifer and Beamish (an unnamed Irish-born Racer) DOB: October 30, 2011 Forever and always missing my "Vowels", Icarus, Atlas, Orion, Uber, and Miss Echo, and Mojito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Yep. T-shirt and water therapy twice a day. That's what we did for Scout. Also, bag balm to the area after the morning water therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Louis just healed up from a very similar injury. First off, you need to clip the fur around the wound (the Wahl Peanut is a good, cheap mini-trimmer). Clean it, apply EMT Gel or Cut-Heal, and then get some Fooey or other non-stinging bitter/taste-bad spray. A little licking isn't a huge deal (never underestimate the healing power of dog spit! J/K), but obsessive licking is. Chances are good that a taste of Fooey will be enough to convince her that licking isn't worth it. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhounder Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Could someone please clarify exactly what is involved in water therapy? I searched for it and found a lot of references to it, but no definitions. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I do it with a hose outside. Just run water on it (not real hard stream--sort of slow/medium) for about 5 minutes (10 if you and she can stand that long--I have never made it ) Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 It's just a fancy way of saying "put the hose on it". For a superficial wound like what you describe, I don't bother. I keep a spray bottle of dilute Nolvasan on hand to use as necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sheila Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I second the T shirt idea. If she tries to lick through it you could line the area under the shirt with a panty liner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyhounder Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Second round of water therapy complete.. The boo-boo still looks good.. its triangular in shape with a small 'flap' that looks like it will probably shrink up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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