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Jennet&Embry Senior
Join date : 2010-09-15 Location : Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Subject: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:07 pm | |
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dahowlers Adult
Join date : 2012-01-30 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:19 pm | |
| What happened, if you don't mind my asking? :[ |
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Hayden_69 Senior
Join date : 2011-12-26 Location : Alexandria, VA
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:23 pm | |
| My Yorkie & Dalmatian get into fights all the time and the Yorkie gets hurt like this on his head all the time! First time I freaked out and took him to the vet (which was a total waste)! Just trim the hair around the wound, clean it up with some peroxide, throw some neosporin (I use the one with pain relief) on it and keep it clean. Don't wrap it, because it needs to breath. If you do take her to the vet, they are going to do the same thing and send you home with some anti-biotics to prevent infection and as long as you keep it clean, you don't need them.
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Jennet&Embry Senior
Join date : 2010-09-15 Location : Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:25 pm | |
| - dahowlers wrote:
- What happened, if you don't mind my asking? :[
My friends Malamute used to be really aggressive, she's gotten a lot better so she came over last night to play. They did really good for like 4 hours playing until Zoey wouldn't just leave her alone that she flipped and wouldn't stop attacking her. We had to jump on the Mal and pin her to get her off of Zoey. It was pretty crazy.. |
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Jennet&Embry Senior
Join date : 2010-09-15 Location : Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:25 pm | |
| - Hayden_69 wrote:
- My Yorkie & Dalmatian get into fights all the time and the Yorkie gets hurt like this on his head all the time! First time I freaked out and took him to the vet (which was a total waste)! Just trim the hair around the wound, clean it up with some peroxide, throw some neosporin (I use the one with pain relief) on it and keep it clean.
I'm so nervous to trim her fur, will it grow back since she's a Husky?? |
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dahowlers Adult
Join date : 2012-01-30 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:29 pm | |
| Ouch :[ Her hair will grow back if you trim it, but she might have a little bald scar from the wound for a while. |
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Koda Ms. Amicable
Join date : 2009-05-20 Location : Glenville, NY
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:30 pm | |
| Poor Zoey! I would trim the hair and use the triple antibiotic ointment. Luckily it's on her head and she can't lick it off.
The hair will grow back fine, it just takes a while. Koda's is getting there and they shaved him ALL the way down! _________________ www.itsahuskything.com It's a husky thing... you wouldn't understand. |
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dahowlers Adult
Join date : 2012-01-30 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:33 pm | |
| When I had an infection after my surgery, the doctor told me to use a antibiotic cream instead of an ointment, because ointments aren't water soluble and trap bacteria underneath. However, that was the first and only time I heard that to I don't know if it's true or not, plus, her wound isn't infected so I don't tink you need to worry about it. |
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Hayden_69 Senior
Join date : 2011-12-26 Location : Alexandria, VA
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:34 pm | |
| The hair will grow back. It heals up very nicely! My Yorkie has had several of these exact wounds and he took it like a champ, so no worries! The hair will grow and no it will not scar at all! There will be a scab for a bit, but like our wounds they will heal, plus the fur will cover it anyway. Just make sure you keep it clean and keep putting the neosporin on it! *You don't have to shave it, just take scissors and trim the hair enough to keep it from getting in the wound* |
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jbealer Husky Stalker
Join date : 2009-05-29 Location : Denver, CO
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:36 pm | |
| - Hayden_69 wrote:
- clean it up with some peroxide
i thought that peroxide was bad on dog wounds cause it killed the good cells trying to regrow after a cut..... _________________ |
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dahowlers Adult
Join date : 2012-01-30 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:40 pm | |
| That's what I always thought too, about the peroxide. Plus, it's a drying agent, and wounds need moisture to heal. |
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Lu&Katsmom Adult
Join date : 2011-04-15 Location : WI
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:01 pm | |
| You will want to shave the area. We had to shave Kitty's leg when she had a puncture wound from a dog attack. The hair will grow back. We just had to clean the wound out for the first few days with a surgical scrub. If you take her to the vet they may want to put her on antibiotics too just to prevent infection or an abcess.
Poor girl! Hope she heals up quickly. |
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blueeyedghost Maverick
Join date : 2011-07-01 Location : Denver, CO
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:04 pm | |
| Man, that looks bad! I'd be freaking out if that were Ghost. I hope it heals quickly! _________________ Shadow's Blog Canine Hydrocephalus Support on Facebook "Being the parent of a special-needs pet means living your life constantly poised on the edge of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you become a fierce defender of the ways in which your little one is perfectly ordinary — all the things he or she can do that are just like what everybody else does. And yet, you never lose sight of how absolutely extraordinary that very ordinariness is, how difficult, remarkable and rewarding that fight to be 'just like everybody else' has been." -Gwen Cooper, "Homer's Odyssey" Shadow - 03/01/2013 - 10/02/2014 |
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SabakaMom Senior
Join date : 2011-02-10 Location : Virginia
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:12 pm | |
| Jennett, you always take such great pics... this might be the first time I'm not enjoying them... Poor Zoey!!! (((hugs))) |
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MelissaI Senior
Join date : 2010-10-01 Location : Miami,FL
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:30 pm | |
| Awww poor Zoey!!! When Mya got that deep gash after the bike incident while camping I only put peroxide on it right after it happened to clean it out. It does dry out the wound. I also put triple pain relief antibiotics for like a week or so. It was pretty deep also and it's healed up nicely. The area is a very light pink now with no hair. I hope the hair will eventually grow back! Luckily it's on her head so she can't mess with it! Hugs to you and Zoey! |
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Ghost Adult
Join date : 2011-09-20 Location : Vancouver, BC
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:33 pm | |
| Poor Zoey! Hope she gets well soon.
The fur will grow back, it will just take a little while. |
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arooroomom Husky Collector
Join date : 2009-12-13 Location : South Fl
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:15 pm | |
| Personally if it were my dogs I'd clean it with hydrogen peroxide, shave the area (makes healing and cleaning so much easier) and super glue it about halfway back together, just enough so it can start to repair itself but not close any infection completely.. Honestly, I use superglue a lot in this house with the dogs. It works. after the glue is dry I usually stuff it full of antibiotic ointment. Most are usually on the way to being healed within just a few days. _________________ Force Free Training ThreadCheyenne, Mishka, Mickey, Rodeo, & Odin Are you a Husky owner in South Florida?! Join our facebook meetup group! |
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dahowlers Adult
Join date : 2012-01-30 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:19 pm | |
| arooroomom, that's a really good idea! I had my chin super-glued shut when I had a little run in with a bowling ball, I never thought of that for dogs before though |
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Hayden_69 Senior
Join date : 2011-12-26 Location : Alexandria, VA
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:18 pm | |
| - jbealer wrote:
- Hayden_69 wrote:
- clean it up with some peroxide
i thought that peroxide was bad on dog wounds cause it killed the good cells trying to regrow after a cut..... I've always used it on my dog's and it's never had any harmful side effect ... Maybe I'm wrong, but from my personal experience I've not run into any problems. |
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hypers987 Senior
Join date : 2011-08-25 Location : Santa Cruz, California
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:08 am | |
| Peroxide kills good cells along with the bad, I'd stay away from it, makes the healing process longer. Shave and tripe antibiotic ointment 2-3 times a day. Granulation tissue is starting to appear which is a good sign. As long as you keep it clean and use some topical antibiotics, It should heal up great. |
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MicroBrewer Teenager
Join date : 2011-10-20 Location : Minnesota
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:42 am | |
| Just saw this...hope Zoey gets better soon! Not sure where I stand on peroxide vs. antibiotic ointment, but I am leaning towards the ointment for the same reasons stated in previous posts. |
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shaina&indy Teenager
Join date : 2011-12-01 Location : Jackson, TN
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:13 am | |
| I just saw this! Oh my gosh, poor zoey! Hope she feels better soon!
I agree with the others, trim the hair to keep the wounds clean and use triple antibiotic, not peroxide as brooke said. and try the super glue. That stuff works wonders! You can find it at a hardware store or at a grocery store. It's better than paying 100s of dollars at a vet's office for what you can find and do at home and it doesn't take much at all. I've done it before on a rottie and my first husky and myself soooo many times! |
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Jennet&Embry Senior
Join date : 2010-09-15 Location : Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:38 am | |
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MicroBrewer Teenager
Join date : 2011-10-20 Location : Minnesota
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:41 pm | |
| Glad to see Zoey bounce back so quickly Good luck at the dog park! |
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Jennet&Embry Senior
Join date : 2010-09-15 Location : Eau Claire, Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Zoey's puncture wounds.. Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:00 am | |
| Update 3/4 9.30pm She's not shaking her head around, or putting her ear off to the side anymore so I think it's healing well now does it look like it's healing ok? |
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