watchman 256 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 noticed the other morning my bitchs foot was slightly swollen and hot to the touch,seems she got a puncture wound in between her toes whilst mooching about in the woods,anyway soaked it up in salt water for 10 min knocked the scap off it and pushed out a lot of puss,iv now just kept it clean regularly washing it out with salt water,no puss left in it no swelling to the foot now either just slightly around the edge of the hole but there is still a hole there,it looks like there is nothing to heal/knit it closed just an open hole,not bleeding or anything,no raw edges to close the hole if that makes sense,what do you reckon i should do with it,cant see a stitch doing much good either as i said no raw edges to seal it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 if you can get some CUT AND HEAL plug the hole with this and keep it clean , you can get it from most equine places or good country stores ie mole valley , countrywide etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the night hunter 130 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 noticed the other morning my bitchs foot was slightly swollen and hot to the touch,seems she got a puncture wound in between her toes whilst mooching about in the woods,anyway soaked it up in salt water for 10 min knocked the scap off it and pushed out a lot of puss,iv now just kept it clean regularly washing it out with salt water,no puss left in it no swelling to the foot now either just slightly around the edge of the hole but there is still a hole there,it looks like there is nothing to heal/knit it closed just an open hole,not bleeding or anything,no raw edges to close the hole if that makes sense,what do you reckon i should do with it,cant see a stitch doing much good either as i said no raw edges to seal it up hi, in my opinion (for what its worth) i have dealt with many of these in my time and what i would do is pick the scab off inc any dead skin and dip the foot in hydrogen poroxide ( by christ the dog wont like it!!!) only for about 5 seconds. all the crap inside will fizz out. flush through after fizzing has stopped with salt water and dab dry making sure no cotton wool is left behind then either spray with iodine or purple spray. the dog will hop about but trust me follow this advice or rist bad infection in toes resulting in possible amputation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the night hunter 130 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 dont plug the hole you stand a chance of plugging some dirt in there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 noticed the other morning my bitchs foot was slightly swollen and hot to the touch,seems she got a puncture wound in between her toes whilst mooching about in the woods,anyway soaked it up in salt water for 10 min knocked the scap off it and pushed out a lot of puss,iv now just kept it clean regularly washing it out with salt water,no puss left in it no swelling to the foot now either just slightly around the edge of the hole but there is still a hole there,it looks like there is nothing to heal/knit it closed just an open hole,not bleeding or anything,no raw edges to close the hole if that makes sense,what do you reckon i should do with it,cant see a stitch doing much good either as i said no raw edges to seal it up hi, in my opinion (for what its worth) i have dealt with many of these in my time and what i would do is pick the scab off inc any dead skin and dip the foot in hydrogen poroxide ( by christ the dog wont like it!!!) only for about 5 seconds. all the crap inside will fizz out. flush through after fizzing has stopped with salt water and dab dry making sure no cotton wool is left behind then either spray with iodine or purple spray. the dog will hop about but trust me follow this advice or rist bad infection in toes resulting in possible amputation. i can see right into it,very clean wound now although not easy to see in the pics,iv got purple spray cant find the cut and heal local to me anyway,cheers for that, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Looks good and clean. Just keep it that way: if you take dog out keep it on the lead and away from dirt. The dog should be able to keep it clean itself by licking: let it do that unless it is going crazy and making it worse. Dog saliva actually contains an enzyme which breaks down the cell walls of bacteria. Don't put anything on it, antiseptics or anything else: strong antiseptics can actually delay healing as they damage the tissue. If it gets dirty just wash out with salt water again. Should be fine. Don't be tempted to stuff it with anything either.Should take about 10-14 days to heal. Just keep an eye and make sure there is not more sign of infection, though the fact that pus has already come out of it means the dog's immune system had already walled off the infection, which would have eventually come to a head by itself if you hadn't noticed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Looks good and clean. Just keep it that way: if you take dog out keep it on the lead and away from dirt. The dog should be able to keep it clean itself by licking: let it do that unless it is going crazy and making it worse. Dog saliva actually contains an enzyme which breaks down the cell walls of bacteria. Don't put anything on it, antiseptics or anything else: strong antiseptics can actually delay healing as they damage the tissue. If it gets dirty just wash out with salt water again. Should be fine. Don't be tempted to stuff it with anything either.Should take about 10-14 days to heal. Just keep an eye and make sure there is not more sign of infection, though the fact that pus has already come out of it means the dog's immune system had already walled off the infection, which would have eventually come to a head by itself if you hadn't noticed it. thankyou,again lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jt750 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Deep wounds heal from the inside out so the best thing to do is what you're doung ..kep it clean ...salty water to draw any crap out left in the bottom of the wound ..If you think get a feeling that all isn't well (and you seem knowledgeable) off to the vet i'm afraid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Looks good and clean. Just keep it that way: if you take dog out keep it on the lead and away from dirt. The dog should be able to keep it clean itself by licking: let it do that unless it is going crazy and making it worse. Dog saliva actually contains an enzyme which breaks down the cell walls of bacteria. Don't put anything on it, antiseptics or anything else: strong antiseptics can actually delay healing as they damage the tissue. If it gets dirty just wash out with salt water again. Should be fine. Don't be tempted to stuff it with anything either.Should take about 10-14 days to heal. Just keep an eye and make sure there is not more sign of infection, though the fact that pus has already come out of it means the dog's immune system had already walled off the infection, which would have eventually come to a head by itself if you hadn't noticed it. I'll 2nd the above you want it to heal from the inside, an abscess may form if the surface closes over first, clean water/saline and rest, if not improving vets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 cheers everyone,like i say a lot better now than it was so il just keep it up,thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stoaty 171 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 my bull cross had an hole like that between the pads and straight through the bottom of the foot I had him jabbed with pennicilyn and washed with salty water and now its healing well this was about 3 or 4 weeks ago and its suprising how quick it heals .Dont be tempted to let him off the lead until it closes as skycat says Stoaty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 my bull cross had an hole like that between the pads and straight through the bottom of the foot I had him jabbed with pennicilyn and washed with salty water and now its healing well this was about 3 or 4 weeks ago and its suprising how quick it heals .Dont be tempted to let him off the lead until it closes as skycat says Stoaty no worries mate,wont be running about till its closed up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,793 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Once you are sure a wound is clean, don't keep cleaning it. Leave it alone and nature will do the rest. Cleaning will delay healing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Once you are sure a wound is clean, don't keep cleaning it. Leave it alone and nature will do the rest. Cleaning will delay healing. sorry yes,when i said il keep it up just meant incase it gets dirt in it.cheers moll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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