Urgent! Please, Advice needed!

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 11-19-2006, 05:54 PM

Adele just attacked Vallis. He has a puncture mark right above his eye, it's how close to his eye that worries me. It is somewhat deep. I've cleaned it well with hydrogen peroxide and put antibiotic cream on it. It's stopped bleeding and he seems ok, his vision doesn't seem affected but it really worries me.

He seems ok now but I am worried about the fact that it is close to his eye. Should I take him to the vet as soon as it opens or will he be ok if I keep the area clean and apply lotion to it?

I am very upset. Those two have had fights before but no one has really been hurt before this.

If you have any advice please share! Thank you in advance.

**caseysmom** · 11-19-2006, 06:02 PM

Casey did that once to bubba...it was more superficial but it looked a bit scary in fact my husband mr. cheapo wanted me to take bubba in, I put triple antibiotic ointment on and watched it for a day and it improved right away.

**Karen** · 11-19-2006, 06:04 PM

I'd keep an eye on it - if it looks worse tomorrow, infected or swollen or at all warm, I'd take him in. Because it is a puncture wound, do you have anything - a bandage or something covering it so nothing gets in there?

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 11-19-2006, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

I'd keep an eye on it - if it looks worse tomorrow, infected or swollen or at all warm, I'd take him in. Because it is a puncture wound, do you have anything - a bandage or something covering it so nothing gets in there?

I could put a liquid bandage on there, I will do that. I'm afraid if I put a bandaid on it he will just try to scratch it off.

**cali** · 11-19-2006, 06:08 PM

puncture to the head are superficial, and while they look terrable they are harmless and clear up on their own quickly, Happy recently got a puncture so close to her eye it split her eyelid, I cleaned it up and within a day or 2 she was fine.

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 11-19-2006, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the responses. I will keep a close eye on it and keep it clean and take him to the vet if it seems like it's worsening at all.

He seems to be doing well, but I am going to make sure he doesn't play with the other dogs for a day or too, I don't want them to get any saliva or anything into the wound, or accidentally hit it with their teeth.