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Bitten by a dog My Yorkie has a small puncture wound after a dog bit him. I have shaved the area and am cleaning with hydrogen peroxide and applying antibiotic ointment. No signs of infection. Seems active, happy. Any advice? Should I take him to the vet? (He is 5 months old.) |
I hate to hear this happened :( But, as long as he is happy and active, what you are doing seems right to me! :thumbup: |
Sorry this happened to you and your baby. Sometimes it is best to call the vet just to get their opinion. Where on the body was the dog bitten and how deep? Like if the dog was bitten around the neck, I would be concerned that the puncture was deep and hit something serious. If it looks like just a flesh wound, just on top of the skin, then you should be alright. That's just my opinion. I hope it heals quick. |
Do you know what dog bit him and if he was upt on it's shots? I might be worried about Rabies even if your dogs has his shots. I would call the vet to be on the safe side. |
I would call the vet and have him checked. I hope everything is okay and I am sorry this happened to him |
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This is a very good point. Also another good reason to see your vet. |
thank you all! He was bitten on the back--it did go through the hide. The other dog is up-do-date on shots. I suppose the puncture is 1/8-1/6th of an inch long. Since I am so worried about him, I do think that I'll take him in. I appreciate your feedback. Everything is worrisome when you love your little baby! By the way, his name is Henry. |
If the bite does get infected you are looking at a very big vet bill so maybe you would be better off just to take him in. I washed a scrape with 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 water and my vet chewed me out saying it burns. They shaved the hair from the area and gave me an antibiotic to use. This was on my Alaskan Malamute. |
Here's some info. on hydrogen peroxide. What you should NOT use is alcohol or Hydrogen Peroxide. You can use either of them (diluted at 50%) for an occasional cleaning but both of these products are too harsh for daily use in healing wounds. Hydrogen Peroxide was once used for these types of wounds for it's debriding ability, however, since about 1996 the course has changed and wound care specialists have come to realize that too much tissue damage occurs to healthy cells that are needed for wound healing when Hydrogen Peroxide is used. HP is considered "cytotoxic", meaning deadly to cells, thus it actually inhibits wound healing. Unfortunately, many doctors and nurses and are not informed that HP is no longer recommended for wound healing and they give their patients instructions that actually SLOW DOWN the healing process. |
hey--thanks!! I knew that once, but didn't know if it was the same for animals. I'll stop using it! Just soap and water if it needs it, and antibiotic oint? |
My vet likes to use a saline solution to flush followed by an antibiotic ointment. Like the saline solution contact lens wearers use. |
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