Band-Aid on dogs? *Delicate question*

[JenBKR]

Ok, this is kind of a strange one. I'm hoping that someone can give my co-worker some advice, because I certainly don't know what to tell her. She has a two year old English Springer Spaniel named Hoss. She said that she puts a diaper thingy on him (a cloth one) when she is not home. She said that she looked last night at his, um, pee-pee, and where the fabric (elastic end) rubs against it is a little red. So, this morning she put some neosporin on the irritated spot and put a band-aid over it, then put the diaper on. Now she's asking me if what she did is ok, and what she should do. I told her to ask her vet, but I thought that some of you guys might have some ideas too. Anyone? Thanks for any help you can give me!

[IRescue452]

I'd tell her to housetrain the dog, unless there's a reason he can't hold it until he goes outside. A crate would help too. Neosporin isn't a good treatment for diaper rash, she could use some diaper rash ointment if its bothering him, and if he won't lick it off. A band-aid is going to hurt that poor dog like hell when she rips it off. The best cure is fresh air without a wet, textured diaper rubbing on it. A band aid will only keep the moisture in so the rash doesn't heal as well.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Poor dog - why does he need a diaper??? If he has to go inside can't she use puppy pads on her floor until he is housetrained?

Tell her to stop treating him like a toddler and start treating him like a dog!

[pitc9]

I agree, the neosporin isn't going to fix diaper rash. House training the dog would be best, she could always try leaving potty pads out on the floor for him to use while she's house training him.

[JenBKR]

I asked her about the crate and she said that she has one and he is crate trained, but lately has been having some problems peeing. She said that she was afraid to put him back in the crate because he wasn't very fond of being in there when she was crate training him. How do you train a dog to use puppy pads?

LOL I'll tell her that if she wants to put a diaper on something to have a baby...

[Pawsitive Thinking]

I How do you train a dog to use puppy pads?

As with all things - lots of praise when he gets it right. The pads we used for Tobey had something in them to encourage dogs to use them

I'll tell her that if she wants to put a diaper on something to have a baby...

LOL! Totally agree with that