Kiki's Paw

[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.

[*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