Guest Anonymous Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 Okay, Hazel NEVER goes outside unsupervised, that I know of that is... and I was just playing with her this morning, so I think I would have noticed it if it happened since before this afternoon. Well, after school today, it was the usual, Hazel met me at the door, wagged her tail, almost knocked me over ( :roll: ) I got some food, came on the net. I read that thing K posted, so I went to play with Hazel a bit, and discovered her fur felt dirty... of course my first thought was "Oh great! 4 hours gone to waste of grooming her!!" but on further investigation, I discovered a wound!! :o It looks really grousome! Sort of like when they have a really bad matt, and it gets torn out (never happened to my animals thank god, but I had a friend who's cat had that happen). But it's on her shoulder sort of, where she NEVER gets mats, and I last brushed her the day before, so I would have noticed if I pulled a mat out or if there was one there anyway! Here's a pic of what it looks like... sorry if it's hard to see, but it was also hard to take a pic of in the lighting in this house, and all that fur. I seached her whole body, and there doesn't seem to be any others... so if she DID so happen to get outside (maybe sis let her out again?) and did get in a fight then it's odd that that's the only mark... even if she was, say hit by a car, would it be possible for that to be the only injury? What can I do to help clean it, keep it from gettin infected ect.? Thanks SO much! REALLY need your help!! Okay... I did everything that Sasha and everyone told me to do! BUT PICS STILL DON'T WORK FOR ME! GRRR... well... go here then: http://groups.msn.com/Dogomania/hazelspix.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=224 Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 Oh no! I'm soo sorry! I hope she's better real quick. Sorry but I'm going to leave any advice giving to those more qualified. Quote
gooeydog Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 Since she has long fur, it might be a good idea to shave out a little area around the cut, so the fur can't pick up debris or get in the cut and make it dirty. We use a 1/2 peroxide, 1/2 betadine mix on our dogs if they get cuts, but some people won't use peroxide because it can kill both healthy and bad bacteria/skin. You might want to call your vet and see what they say to use on it. Quote
gooeydog Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 Also, if the cut is more like a puncture, or hole, try not to let it scab over, but keep it "open", as infection can build underneath and cause an abcess. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 alright... grrr, mom won't be home until 2moro afternoon!! :o I'm too afraid to use my clippers yet, and mom also has the # to the vet (who would be closed now anway... and closes in the afternoon usually too, so if I did have the number, it would be too late when I get home... what kind of a vet office closes all the time too!? It bugs me! I HATE their schedual! It's like they think that animals don't get hurt after a certian hour, weekends, ect.) I don't like using proxide because it kills white blood cells, I don't think we even have any in the house! When dad gets home, I'll ask him if we have anything, then I'll check if I can use it... not sure if I'd trust him to shave the fur around either! :o LOL Until then, just wash it with water and a clean gozz (sp?)? Quote
courtnek Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 It looks loke a rip, or a tear...any loose fencing, chain link, that sort of thing? It has one spot on it (the red one) that looks "angry" - that's the spot I'd watch. when they're red like that, its got blood directly underneath the wound. That's where an infection will start if it does. I would say neosporin, except you then have to cover it and make sure she cant get at it. I ued it on Alex's ears (from the infected fly bites) and it works very well, but you have to make sure they cant get at it. They're not supposed to take it internally. (lick it off) You might want to try neosporin and a "wound collar"...to keep her away from it. Neosporin works very well on topical wounds. I would also have the vet look at it before doing anything....just to be sure. Poor Hazel!! Quote
bk_blue Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 Poor Hazel! It looks nasty. All the advice I can give it just to keep it clean and put ointment on it. BK has two small wounds on the left side of his neck and our only thought was he must have caught himself on something, because he hasn't got out and Rinny and him don't fight anymore. Anyway we put some iodine on it and some black stuff (can't remember what it's called but it's kind of tarry and works very well). Maybe just trim the hair around the wound to keep the hair from getting in the way and just watch her for a few days and make sure it doesn't get infected. She should be fine, hopefully, but seeing as I'm the biggest baby over BK I completely understand how you feel! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 It looks a bit better today, it's scabbed over not oozing anymore... going to get my mom to shave the fur around it, I'm too chicken! LOL Quote
daisykatep Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 One of the best things to bathe it with is salt water, one teaspoon of salt in a pint of tepid water, get a piece of cotton wool and soak it in the water, sqeeze it onto the wound and wipe it off with some clean cotton wool soaked in the salt water also, do this every 3 hours, remember to keep using clean cotton wool all the time otherwise you will reinfect it. I always use this on my dogs if they get a wound or a cut foot, it's a very good antiseptic. If it happens to be an animal bite that is different, you need to take the dog to the vet because animals carry a lot of bacteria in there mouths and that can be serious, any way try the salt water it very rarely fails. Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 I would surgest salt water to keep it clean. Poor Hazel :( Quote
Luka-pop Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 I would wash it with salt water and/or dilluted soap or an anti-bacterial agent. Peroxide is helpful, especially if there's a lot of pus in the wound. A wound could get infected and it's slower to heal with embedded pus, but the peroxide will bubble the pus out of the wound. Then, I would probably apply Neosporin or other anti-bacterial creams and would cover it up to shield it from the outside air-borne bacteria. However, after a while, make sure that it is aired out, otherwise it would be too moist and would start molding, producing bacteria, rotting, etc. The key is to prevent the contact of bacteria to avoid infection, but to keep it aired out with good ventilation. (I treat wounds on horses and I have a friend who's an EMT) Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 thanks guys! Would Gozz (sp?) work as well as the cotten stuff? We have TONES of Gozz from the dentist left, and it's all clean and stuff... Quote
gooeydog Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 You can use gauze to cover it, but like Luka-pop said, it's important to let it "breathe" so doesn't get mushy. Did you wash it out with disinfectant before letting it scab over? If not, soak it until the scab softens and can be pulled off, then use the disinfectant (salt water, listerine, betadine, watever you're using) before it develops another scab. Since you don't know what caused the cut, you need to make sure no germs are getting sealed in by the scab, because if they are, there's a greater risk for infection and/or abcess. It also won't hurt for her to lick it, if it's someplace where she can reach. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 15, 2003 Posted February 15, 2003 Just thought I'd update ya'll on how Smaze is doing! I cleaned it every day with salt water, my friend was guna give me some of this cream stuff she has that she got from her vet, but I mind as well tell her there's no use now! LOL She keeps forgetting, and Hazel's wound is doing MUCH better! Not much scabbing left, but it was really dry this morning, so I put some of that "Utterly SMooth" cream on it, checked on it after school, it's doing SO much better! :D Still don't know what it's from though... Quote
Malamum Posted February 15, 2003 Posted February 15, 2003 Glad to hear she recovered so nicely. With dogs that have a thick coat it is good to remember to clip the fur around the area so it can get air and treat as soon as possible so it doesn't turn into a hot spot. Believe me I learned the hard way. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 15, 2003 Posted February 15, 2003 Yeah, I know, but my mom wouldn't allow it :x :evil: Quote
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