Super Glue on wound? *Edit* Buddy's stitches are OUT!!

[Glacier]

I've done it, on smaller tears. It worked fine. Don't use on any kind of puncture or deep wound. Those need to drain. Pine sap works too on smaller wounds!

I probably shouldn't admit this, but I use it more often on my husband than on my dogs! Stuart's scalp and his hands have been held together by superglue quite frequently!

My Mom used to be a fly-in nurse in a very remote area. She says she never went anywhere without a tube of Crazy Glue!

[cyber-sibes]

ya learn the darndest things here!

[pitc9]

It's all going to depend on how it looks today when I get homeif I use the glue or not.

I don't know for sure how deep it really is, it was a piece of broken glass, so it could be quite deep. I'll have to make sure I take a good look at it.

The hard part would be making sure I only get the glue on the skin and not inside his boo boo.

Oh Bud....

[Cinder & Smoke]

It was a piece of broken glass, so it could be quite deep.
I'll have to make sure I take a good look at it.

The hard part would be making sure I only get the glue on the skin
and not inside his boo boo.

You really need to be CERTAIN there aren't any Glass Fragments still IN the wound!
Not so sure how you can make that determination - gonna be hard to *see* into
the wound without causing more bleeding (and pain).
Maybe you should dial up the White Coats and ask them what to do?

A "little cut" is a candidate for a home fix-zit Glue Job ...
a deep cut, possible witha a foreign object (GLASS) imbeded is something I'd
be inclined to turn over to someone who signs their name with "DVM" on the end.

Hang in there Bud ... we'll figure this out purdy quick!

[Ginger's Mom]

Wow, this really is very interesting. I hope buddy's boo-boo is not serious, but just in case he may need some extra cookies tonight. And I am going to buy some VetBond, or liquid bandage or maybe even superglue on my way home tonight. I agree with Pat, the things you learn on here are amazing.

[pitc9]

I actually spread it open last night and flushed it with water and could see in it quite well (blech....) and didn't see anything. I was going to stop at a drug store on my way home from work now and buy some saline to flush it out with to be sure there's nothing in the wound.

I'll know for sure what's going on when I get home around 6:00.

*Watching the clock... tick... tick... tick...*

[Twisterdog]

Yes, one can use superglue on cuts. I've done it dogs, a snake ... and humans, too.

I asked my vet about it when I first heard about it. He told me it worked well and caused no harm, as long as you use your common sense. Obviously, one would not use superglue on a puncture wound or a huge gaping wound.

My grandma was a nurse, and told me the same thing.