Bleeding dew claw

[kdreamson]

My mom's jack russell just ripped one of her dew claws. We have washed,bandaged it. We plan on taking her to vet first thing in the morning. My question is how much bleeding is normal. To me it seems like she is bleeding a lot. But what is considered alot? We are in a rural area and are about 1 hour from emergency vet. I heard that the dew claws have a lot of blood vessels so it can bleed profusely Is this the case?

[maxmom]

I don't know what to tell you. I think flour is good to stop bleeding if there is nothing else available. Hope the bleeding stops

[kdreamson]

Originally Posted by maxmom

I don't know what to tell you. I think flour is good to stop bleeding if there is nothing else available. Hope the bleeding stops

Thanks maxmom! The bleeding has stopped! Of course she has already chewed off the bandage! I looked at it and it does not look as serious as we initialy thought. She's going to the vet in the morning to be looked over tho. Thanks again, i would have never thought about dusting the wound with flour but it does make a lot of sense! I will file that away for future reference! Yorkie talkers are so clever!!!

[maxmom]

Originally Posted by kdreamson

Thanks maxmom! The bleeding has stopped! Of course she has already chewed off the bandage! I looked at it and it does not look as serious as we initialy thought. She's going to the vet in the morning to be looked over tho. Thanks again, i would have never thought about dusting the wound with flour but it does make a lot of sense! I will file that away for future reference! Yorkie talkers are so clever!!!

I've had that problem with Max and that has worked for me. Hope she feels better.

[AllDogBoots]

Just reading this thread.