I have a sterile squeezy bottle,i fill it with warm salt wter and squirt it on the cut's,this get's the shite out without rubbing.I have been using Savlon dry antiseptic spray on all my dog's and kid's lol.It's brilliant stuff,it's iodine based and leave's a dry powdery covering,as previously said,if it's real bad,then it's vet's and antibiotic's,but the Savlon is very good,a mate has used it on his hawk's,and he swear's by it too.