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

[pitc9]

Yeah Pat, I've spoken to Nancy, but Buddy has so many fears and mental problems that she couldn't get through to him very well. It was a sad reading and was hard to hear what she had to say, that's why I never posted here about the reading. It was hard for me to hear her say:
"Wow, he's one of the worst cases I've had"
I did order Green Hope Farm stuff, I just got it in the mail on Wednesday so I've been using that for the past few days, hopefully it take a little while before it kicks in.

But maybe I should give Nancy another call, I'm sure she'll be willing to try again.

I'll pass out the hugs!

[sandragonfly]

oh yikes.. poor buddy! give him a gentle squeeze for me please! let me know how green stuff works .. sure hope it will.

and super glue, neat to know! anyway - hope you got that window fixed already too!

hugs..

[gemini9961]

Poor Buddy. I feel bad for him that he gets so scared in the storms. That must be awful for him and you too.

[lizbud]

Angie, have you ever heard of these ? http://anxietywrap.com/
I got one for Smokey when he freaked out over storms. It was a big
help with him. He doesn't need it anymore & he still doesn't like t-storms,
but he doesn't get so terrilbly afraid & puts up with them a lot better.

[cyber-sibes]

Angie, have you ever heard of these ? http://anxietywrap.com/

Liz, I've heard of those, and also that putting a t-shirt on a dog will lessen their anxiety during storms. I dont know if it works, when Star gets anxious, if I get her to lie down where she can't actually see the storm, she quiets down.

On a less serious note, I'll post this link to "Meeshka's World", (one of my favorite sibe's blogs), if you'd like to have a good laugh over "anxiety wrap" from a Siberian's perspective. Great cartoon! Meeshka also has storm anxiety, so the topic comes up on her blog once in a while. Meeshka's World

[lizbud]

Liz, I've heard of those, and also that putting a t-shirt on a dog will lessen their anxiety during storms. I dont know if it works, when Star gets anxious, if I get her to lie down where she can't actually see the storm, she quiets down.

On a less serious note, I'll post this link to "Meeshka's World", (one of my favorite sibe's blogs), if you'd like to have a good laugh over "anxiety wrap" from a Siberian's perspective. Great cartoon! Meeshka also has storm anxiety, so the topic comes up on her blog once in a while. Meeshka's World

That's funny. But they do work & I like the elastic band for holding
the shirt closely to the body. (that's the point, to be like a hug to the dog)
A t-shirt could work just as well if you can manage to keep it tight
enough to the body of the dog.

[Pam]

I think some dogs are just very sensitive to sounds. Think about it. Thunder is an awful sound if you don't understand it. So are fireworks. I had a toy poodle years ago who would get so upset after the 4th of July when all of the neighbors would set off fireworks for hours on end that he would actually get sick after a few hours of that. We are all wired differently and I believe dogs are too. Poor Buddy. I feel for you!

Edit: My sister-in-law's mixed breed actually crashed through her front living room window because the UPS guy was there. This was a dog that was 20 lbs. soaking wet.

[chocolatepuppy]

Poor Buddy. I hope your paw heals quickly. I hope my Layla never gets that bad about the storms and she's getting quite a bit of practice this week. It seems Angie, we have either no storms or one right after the other. I don't suppose that helps poor Buddy.

[pitc9]

Poor Buddy. I hope your paw heals quickly. I hope my Layla never gets that bad about the storms and she's getting quite a bit of practice this week. It seems Angie, we have either no storms or one right after the other. I don't suppose that helps poor Buddy.

I know! What's with these storms lately?!? That's Ohio for you!!

I'm going to check out those wraps you girls are taking about!

It is so sad to see him freak out as bad as he does. It breaks my heart every time. If he's outside and hears something that scares him he'll try to get out of the yard. He'll try to jump over the fence and I've also seen him bite and grab hold of the fence as if he's trying to tear the fence down!!! Like he's trying to run away from the sound. I had an animal behaviorist tell me that maybe after he was dumped in the woods (and spent a few months running loose on his own) maybe he someone shot at him trying to kill him.

Pam, a 20lb dog did that!!
If I had a window that big that Buddy could get to I'd have to put bars on the INSIDE of the window

[crow_noir]

Poor Buddy.

I hope that Green Hope Farm stuff works. If it doesn't i HIGHLY suggest some lavender oil applied directly to his chest. I seen it work wonders on a highly stressed puppy.

I wonder if a degaussing strip would work. (It's something electricians use when working on sensitive equipment. It would have to be grounded to something though and the strap I think would have to be touching some of Buddy's skin. I figure if it's sensitive enough to stop motherboard from getting fried by minuscule amounts of static we don't even see, it might help for pets.)

[Cinder & Smoke]

Poor Buddy.

I wonder if a degaussing strip would work.
(It's something electricians use when working on sensitive equipment. It would have to be grounded to something though and the strap I think would have to be touching some of Buddy's skin.)

Degaussing Strip - aka "Anti-Static Wrist Band" ~

A device worn by Electronics Workers who handle ultru-sensitive electronic assemblies.
Two or three problems for a Dawg >>>

* Would have to shave the fur off an area of the wrist or leg
* Would have to connect the conductive wrist band to a good "ground" - with a wire
* Fido prolly would NOT like being "wired to the wall"
* Not so safe during a Lightning & Thunder storm!

When I worked for IBM, the folks who handled senstive components, cards, and boards
HAD to wear "Anti-Static Wrist Bands" when working at their benches ...
but had to STOP working and REMOVE the wrist bands whenever a storm was
reported near the Plant.

Favorite trick was if someone spotted the sun slip behind a cloud, they'd
holler "I think I heard THUNDER!" ...

Wrist Bands *flew off* and the Manager dashed to a window to "check"!

[crow_noir]

YIKES!!!! I didn't know that about the storms!

ABANDON the DEGAUSSING STRIP IDEA for Buddy!!!!

Hey, I wonder if attaching it to one of those grounding strips would work You know... the ones that are supposed to keep your computer safe in storms. (So far ours has... thank goodness... because we get a LOT of power surges here.) Ah HA that's what it's called... Surge suppressor.

(please don't take me seriously... I don't think hooking up a dog to something plugged into the wall is a good idea... if it's not the intended purpose of the equipment.)

Degaussing Strip - aka "Anti-Static Wrist Band" ~

A device worn by Electronics Workers who handle ultru-sensitive electronic assemblies.
Two or three problems for a Dawg >>>

* Would have to shave the fur off an area of the wrist or leg
* Would have to connect the conductive wrist band to a good "ground" - with a wire
* Fido prolly would NOT like being "wired to the wall"
* Not so safe during a Lightning & Thunder storm!

When I worked for IBM, the folks who handled senstive components, cards, and boards
HAD to wear "Anti-Static Wrist Bands" when working at their benches ...
but had to STOP working and REMOVE the wrist bands whenever a storm was
reported near the Plant.

Favorite trick was if someone spotted the sun slip behind a cloud, they'd
holler "I think I heard THUNDER!" ...

Wrist Bands *flew off* and the Manager dashed to a window to "check"!

[pitc9]

Alright then... I won't "plug him in" when a storm is about to hit!
Thanks Crow and Phred for the info!

Last night I was having a few beers on the patio and he knocked a beer bottle over and glass went all over the place. He took one look at the glass on the ground, looked at me and walked the other way like he was saying "Been there, done that.. not doing it again"

The area of his stitches is looking a little irritated. I think it must be itching or bugging him because out of nowhere he tore off 2 bandages yesterday. That is NOT like him! So I glopped a bunch of Neosporin on him and wrapped him up again this morning before leaving for work and sprayed apple bitter on his bandages.

[anna_66]

I don't think I've replied but I have been keeping an eye on this thread Angie.
I'm glad to hear that he didn't step into the broken glass again, but Buddy...leave that owie alone so it can get better

[crow_noir]

Maybe you should buy the beer that comes in the plastic bottles

Seriously though... glad he learned his lesson. Poor guy. *scritchies*

Oh i hope the wound isn't infected.