Kiki's Paw

[Kfamr]

-sigh- if this holiday couldn't get any worse. I wish it was over already.

Kiara hurt her paw today while we were out on the island. It's sliced pretty nicely.

That foot is all swollen. I've cleaned it and put vet wrap on it. The swelling has gone down from it's original state but I'm worried about it becoming badly infected. Hopefully, keeping it clean and closed up, it will be able to heal fine.

[Husky_mom]

poor girl!!....... let´s hope she heals fast......

you cleaned it and took care properly so I see no reason of it becoming infected.......

with what did she cut her pawsie?? were there foreign object in the cut??

[Kfamr]

Probably a rock in the water. I didn't see anything in the cut while cleaning it.

[Giselle]

Ohhh Kiara!! Always worrying your mommy and us :( Unfortunately, our rule of thumb here with Giselle and her paper thin skin is that we don't go to the vet unless the cut is bigger than a nickel and/or her pads are cut. Those are so hard to heal :( Kiara, get better quick!!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Poor Ki! I hope it heals nicely. Sounds like you're doing everything right though, so I have no advice.

Tango is always doing something to her paws and they've been cut pretty badly before. She's never needed to go to the vet, so hopefully Kiki won't either.

[Kfamr]

I took some pictures earlier while wrapping it.

First picture is the swelling. It's her right paw (left one in the photo.) Second is of the worst cut, she has a few others but they aren't as bad. Third is of her all wrapped up but still happy.

[gemini9961]

Oh Ki.....be careful out there playing. Let your Mom clean it and keep it wrapped up. Heal fast Kiki Dee. :)

[joycenalex]

ow ow ow! did she hold still for the wrapping? mine would still be yelping

[chocolatepuppy]

Poor Kiara! I hope it heals up quickly.

[slleipnir]

Josie did something similar once. She also did something to her nail once. She bled ALL over the kitchen floor. I got it to stop bleeding. Both times I left it. I think I might have got some cream from the vet to keep it clean or something but it healed nicely on it's own. I hope Ki's does the same!!

[Taz_Zoee]

Awww, poor Kiki. I hope you feel better soon. Take advantage of the extra attention and loving you'll get. Although, I'm sure you all four already get LOTS of it!! :D

[Husky_mom]

I´m not sure but here we have this sort of powder that helps heal faster that type of injuries...........actuallu they are two: tepescohuite (not sure sp?) and sulfatiazol both help dry the wound and cicatrize (sp? :p) faster...... maybe you can find something similar.......... or ask what they use for spays I also have used these medications for that......maybe they can advice somethign similar

get well soon KIKI!!

[lizbud]

Poor baby. What a bad place to get a cut. Hope this heals up soon with
no problems.

[Kfamr]

The swelling has gone down almost 100% this morning. Last night I had cleaned it and put this antibiotic stuff, similar to Neosporin, on it then wrapped it back up.

This morning I unwrapped it to look at it and it looks a bit less scary than yesterday. I cleaned it out with alcohol swabs and re-wrapped it. Need to remind myself to get some more vet wrap because we're all out.


She's such a good little girl when it comes to cleaning it. She just lays there. I know I would have been crying for the amount of blood, how deep it is, and putting alcohol on it. She doesn't mind the wrapping at all, she just runs around like normal.

The worst thing is going to be keeping her out of the pool. She's going to be miserable. I may let her for a few minutes later, since the swelling has gone down I'm not as worried as I was.

[luvofallhorses]

poor baby, Ki. :( I wouldn't let her into the pool since the chlorine might burn her paw. but if it isn't as bad this morning she probably could go for a short swim. :)

[cyber-sibes]

Paws are a tough place - it's good she'll keep her wrap on. do you have any booties? Star has injured her paw pads & she didn't seem to mind wearing a bootie. It helped keep the wrap clean too. Kisses to Kiki's little paw, hope she heals up soon.

[Kfamr]

Well, she was good about keeping her wrap on, until Mufasa decided to take it off for her. :rolleyes:

[cassiesmom]

Well, she was good about keeping her wrap on, until Mufasa decided to take it off for her. :rolleyes:

Moo ... you're helpful! But, please let mom re-wrap Kiki's paw so it will heal and she can be your swimming buddy again.

[Kfamr]

Since Moo tore it off there wasn't any wrap on it all day. It's probably a good thing though, as it was able to get air all day and that sometimes helps with healing.

Here she is tonight after being cleaned, antibiotic ointment and rewrapped. Tired little girl. She's been soooo bored since I've been limiting her activity.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Awwwwwww. Poor Kiki. Get better cutie pie. :(

[jennielynn1970]

Awe! Poor little girl! I know I'd be screaming up a storm if you put alcohol on one of my cuts!

You're a brave girl, Kiki! I'm sure you'll get some extra treats out of this one!

[K9karen]

I misssed this? *knocks self on head*

What a good little sweetie you are, Kik while ma cleans and wraps. Poor little angel. I'm sure you'll be healed in no time. *K9k kisses boo boo thru screen*

Aw..look at Nala's face...and..most of all..thanks for your help, Moo Man! :D

[kallisto4529]

Oh no poor baby!!!!! That had to have hurt her so much, what a brave and wonderful girl she is. please tell me your secret to her just letting you do whatever...lol Reilly is not cooperating at all, we have ointment we are supposed to put in his eye until his surgery, ya ok we only have been able to get it in there about 5 times. he is like a tiger, we cant hold him down and he bites...lol
I really hope she gets to feeling better.

[pitc9]

Ooooouchie! :eek:


Well, she was good about keeping her wrap on, until Mufasa decided to take it off for her. :rolleyes:

When the neighbor's dog bite Buddy on the foot, he never touched the wrapping, it was Sierra that would always take it off!
Guess Moo wants all the attention on him! :p

Glad the swelling went down! When I wrapped Buddy's foot, I would put a sock on his foot to keep the wrapping clean, I'd tape the sock to his foot so it's didn't come off. (unless.. Sierra got to it :rolleyes: )

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Ohhh! Poor KiKi! Prayers for a speedy recovery! :)

[wolf_Q]

Oh no, poor Kiki. I hope her paw gets feeling better soon!!

[SemaviLady]

An old remedy that has long been used when farm animals get a cut, after washing the area (degree of trauma dictates), sometimes hydrogen peroxide is for initial flushes then drying the area and bandaging (elizabethan collar can help with some pets) is all that is needed. But if there is a deeper puncture associated with it (horse steps on nail, dog cuts foot on piece of wire, etc) then soaks with epsom salts are handy. An old rain boot can be used for this. Wash out and then put in a double handful of epsom salts and warm water. Put the dog's paw into it and give chest scratches and ear fluffles for about five minutes, then dry the foot and loosely bandage.

I have also used a ziplock lock bag for the Epsom salt treatment.

A friend of mine Down Under had a dog get badly cut on the beach. The vet at the local clinic (a beach she was visiting) did some stitching on the dog but the dog had reaction to the stitches. After a week or so there was no healing progress, there was puss leaking out of the wound and constant drainage. The vet for some reason was no help at all and kept blaming her for not keeping it clean (at home, the dog lived inside the house). So my friend, (also a horse owner but she has to board) opted for the epsom salt soaks 2x a day and in a few days the stitches were cleaner. She cut the stitches out so the inflammation would go down further and in a few days time, the dog healed up just fine. This was a large breed dog over ten years old.

Antibiotics for punctures are usually "a given" (dog fights can result in deep punctures). Some dogs that are not usually exposed to dirt, squeaky clean environment, the usual flea / chemical exposures of home living and have lived on commercial foods their whole lives, often do better if they are taken to the vet and also given antibiotic prophylaxis along with care for the injury. This has to do with a weakened immune system/immune compromise. So in some cases, older dogs, younger dogs, sensitive ones -- may sometimes need antibiotics.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Give your poorly pawsie time to heal and you can soon have lots of fun again