Guest LunaTygerCat Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I came home from errands, took my girl Athena for a quick walk, came back inside and then remebered I needed to ask my neighbor a question. I was litterally gone for only three minutes and I came back to little puddles of blood all over the carpet. I had to chase Athena through the apartment and pin her down to see where she was bleeding from. It was a little tiny scape on her paw pad on her back right leg. So after getting it cleaned and bandaged, I finally pulled out the Spot Bot and got all the blood out. Who knew that such a tiny scrape could bleed so much. She walks on it just fine, unless she wants a ttention, then she limps. So my plan is to change out the bandage after I walk her and keep antibac on it. Am I missing anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytexplorer Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I think you're on track. Just keep the foot as clean as you can. good luck, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluefawn Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Would definitely keep it bandaged so that she won't lick it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flysmom Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 May be a baby sock over the bandages and a sandwich bag over the bandages when you go outside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sighthounds4me Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Been there! A while back, Naples and Gunnar were playing in the living room, when I saw little spots of blood. Naples was the culprit, having a small cut on a rear foot. I still have no clue how it happened, but it was a really tough one to get stopped! I finally did, with copious amounts of styptic powder, then wrapped gauze and vet wrap around it. At the time, we had a really tough berber carpet, so I just scrubbed the spots with Nature's Miracle and a nylon scrub brush. The spots came out well. For the OP's case, depending on your weather right now (ours is wet and sloppy!), you may need to wrap the foot with a plastic bag, to keep things dry when outside. What I did for Manero (when he cut his foot a few years ago, requiring surgery) was use cheap sandwich bags from the dollar store, and tape to secure. It does not really matter what kind of tape if you are leash walking the dog, and just tape the bag itself to secure it. Don't tape to the dog's leg - no need to...it does not have to stay on that long! Quote Sarah, the human, Henley, and Armani the Borzoi boys, and Brubeck the Deerhound.Always in our hearts, Gunnar, Naples the Greyhounds, Cooper and Manero, the Borzoi, and King-kitty, at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LunaTygerCat Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Today the scrape looks better, but I am still cleaning it/changing the bandage/putting antibac on it. The sandwich bag thing really works. Ahtena is just being a goofball, she limps for a few minutes then goes back to walking normally. Quite cute to watch. Besides swelling, is there anything else I should look for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Sounds like you are doing all the right things! You'd look for redness, pus, swelling, tenderness, etc. I'd clean the wound daily, and keep up the antibacterial ointment. IF you see any signs of infection, you might need to get some Keflex or other antibiotic from the vet. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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