I hate barbed wire....

fiestaman

Got this nasty enough gash today. Any good way to treat it, i cleaned it with Detol & put a wound cream on it.

Snakezilla

OHHHHHH FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU****************

make sure you keep a close eye on it. Maybe needs stitches??? I had a gash like that on the inside of my leg a few years ago from barbed wire.. Nasty nasty nasty nasty nasty.....Im not posting a pic of the scar .....

fiestaman

its not deep but wide alright. yea id be afraid of and infection.

Brianmeath

Nasty looking gash. Just keep other dogs away from him. They lick the life out a gash and it will slow the healing process.

transit260

http://rs787.pbsrc.com/albums/yy156/crystalchaser/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01-08142251_zps4dbacaa2.jpg~320x480
tell me about it,this happened last wednesday.cant be stitched as the flesh was taken clean off,so keeping an eye on it and treating it with t tree oil and water,helps stop the scaring.

mallards

Nasty, is it just through the skin or down through the muscle as well?

transit260

its taken a strip of skin away completely.I washed it today and the muscle is badly bruised too.the dog doesnt tolerate being hurt so its decidedly dodgy trying to treat him.hes aware now that every morning I go out its to wash his wound so he refuses to leave his box,lol then if he thinks your taking liberties he'll let you know .he hasnt bitten yet but I muzzle him now just to be safe.poor bugger is sore.

fiestaman

mallards wrote: »

Nasty, is it just through the skin or down through the muscle as well?

Only skin, about 2-3mm deep id say, didnt bleed really.

fiestaman

transit260 wrote: »

http://rs787.pbsrc.com/albums/yy156/crystalchaser/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01-08142251_zps4dbacaa2.jpg~320x480
tell me about it,this happened last wednesday.cant be stitched as tihe flesh was taken clean off,so keeping an eye on it and treating it with t tree oil and water,helps stop the scaring.

thats dirty alright

danbrosnan

I know this might sound crazy to you but leave him alone, if the dog is healthy which i bet he is it will heal no problem… Give him plenty of food and rest… Dogs heal up very fast, especially hunting dogs like springers.. don't worry he be fine..

.17hmr

My own dog got cut on wire a while back i cleaned it up put germolene cream and a **** load of spray plaster on. it was only a small cut about two inches but it done the job for her .

One shot on kill

I'd leave him alone aswell. Maybe keep antiseptic powder on it and keep other dogs away from him. It looks worse than what it is. I'd like to think anyway.

Student2014

Vet?

mallards

When any of my dogs had similar cuts to those two, I just tried to keep them as clean as possible, plenty of rest and good grub and let them heal themselves. Keeping an eye for infections starting. I hate barbed wire also, I put these gates in at all the usual crossing points on my shoot as I was fed up of buying new trousers and lifting a gsp over the wire!

http://www.solwayfeeders.com/products/dog-gate-p1331-c412.html

deerhunter1

danbrosnan wrote: »

I know this might sound crazy to you but leave him alone, if the dog is healthy which i bet he is it will heal no problem… Give him plenty of food and rest… Dogs heal up very fast, especially hunting dogs like springers.. don't worry he be fine..

+1 on that

Cass

That's nasty looking but is mostly superficial (from the pictures).

It seems to have grazed the skin layers (epidermis, dermis, etc) but not deep enough to cause bleeding, etc. You can tell if it's simply "oozing" rather than bleeding. If so keep it clean, and in a few days if the dog shows signs of not eating, odd behaviour, then off to a vet.


Otherwise, as said, keep it clean, keep him away from other dogs, and just monitor. Dettol can be used, as it does not sting like other antiseptics, but i would advise using caution when using human products on dogs. While the majority may be perfectly harmless they are not designed for animals so your dog may have a reaction. I have used Dettol myself (well diluted with water) on grazes on my JR as he is always getting into spots he shouldn't be. However i prefer a high grade rubbing alcohol. Safer and is also used on animals in the vets so you know it won't cause problems.

I must stress that i'm no vet and don't work with or own working dogs. I have my own dogs and am just relaying what i use on them.

I hope he is fine though and let us know how he is in a few days.

Traumadoc

Leave it alone, or get a vet to look at it.

Brianmeath

Traumadoc wrote: »

Leave it alone, or get a vet to look at it.

Problem with leaving a cut is the sides of it will swell up, which in turn make is open more so then it cant be stapled, if the dog was brought to the vet as soon as you could after the accident they would staple it closed very simple process.
When it swells it a operation to remove the skin to get it clean again and cost €€€€.

Shoot2kill

fiestaman wrote: »

Only skin, about 2-3mm deep id say, didnt bleed really.

Get a half dozen 500mg synulox boluses from your vet, give him half morning and evening. Keep it clean and give it a shot of alamycin spray. It will speed up the recovery and prevent infection, the worse thing that will happen is an infection.

deeksofdoom

Alamycin spray you can get it from the vets, its a blue spray, used for cuts on alltype of animals.

Grizzly 45

Cut and shave with a disposable razor the fur along the wound,its more hygenic and assists healing without getting hair matted into the wound.
Then ,if it is bleeding, you can dump Chill powderfrom your kitchen into the wound.Dont laugh, I have used this on my own cuts and on my dogs. it is an exellent anti septic and blood clotter and with padding and FIRM PRESSURE[The 95% approved way of stopping bleeding as taught by most 1st aid courses] it should cover most hunting cuts to man or beast.

While I'm about it,there is a great product out that should be in everyones range bag,hunting kit or medicine cabinet for bad cuts.

Called CELOX[google for website],its a clotting agent that can be used on some serious wounds and bad bleeding injuries by anyone that can open a packet and shake out the contents onto a wound. They make it for animals too.Expensive stuff around 40 quid a package,but whats 40 lids if you are bleeding out??

Grizzly 45

deeksofdoom wrote: »

Alamycin spray you can get it from the vets, its a blue spray, used for cuts on alltype of animals.

Think you can get in the Co Op chain of stores.

djflawless

Any farmers/horse men here might be able to enlighten me, but would that silver spray used on equine gash's and cuts be alright for a dog?
Always thought it might be a handy thing to have in the bottom of the game bag

snipe02

djflawless wrote: »

Any farmers/horse men here might be able to enlighten me, but would that silver spray used on equine gash's and cuts be alright for a dog?
Always thought it might be a handy thing to have in the bottom of the game bag

its the same as the alamycin already mentioned the silver is just to see area covered the alamycin is blue the aluspray is silver I've always preferred the alamycin

sniper83

+1 on the alamycin spray have used it for years!

another tip for lads to help nicks and cuts on dogs is to have some sea water at home and give the dog a rub down in it after a hard days hunting..

snipe02

Its always handy when you have working dogs to have a bottle of pen and strep and some iodine or alamycin and in the extreme a staple gun to look after wounds like these