Veterinary Attention vs. Treat at Home Dog Wounds

If you own a dog chances are sometime, some day, you the owner will be faced with a dog wound to treat at home or at the vet's office. How do you determine which way to go?

Remember, dog wounds are painful. Your dog may snap at you regardless of what breed it is or regardless of how this has never happened before. Handle the wounded area carefully. Best practice is to have someone else restrain the dog while you investigate the damage of the wound.

One golden rule to follow is to always consult a vet about "bite wounds" from another animal. Reason being animal teeth bites can drive bacteria deep into wounds even it is a small puncture hole. Antibiotics are usually needed any time your dog is bitten by another animal.

In addition, bite wounds from other animals warrants a rabies booster especially if bitten by a stray dog, cat or wild animal like a fox or raccoon. 

A bite wound can be only the beginning of setting up a severe trauma to underlying muscles and other tissues and can even cause internal bleeding especially if your dog was grabbed or shaken during the bite.

Types of puncture wounds:

• gunshots
• bites from other animals
• foreign-body puncture wounds even from small needles, stick pins, etc. lying around your house

A wound may look pin size and contain the object trapped inside. This can lead to a delay or lack of healing and local infection and/or tetanus which all requires vet care.

Any wound over an inch long that occurs in the chest or abdomen, is infected or has jagged edges requires vet care. For example, a wound of the cranial ear pinna may look clean along the edges, but because this area is full of muscular, nervous and vascular components, your dog will benefit best from vet attention. It is almost impossible to deeply clean a wound such as this without risking injury to the animal and possibly yourself.

Wounds on the face, away from the eyes, or small wounds on the limbs may do fine with home management. You can at first use hydrogen peroxide to clean these wounds, but only once, as hydrogen peroxide is irritating to tissue and can delay healing when used repeatedly. Avoid alcohol as alcohol stings and can cause a sudden snap or bite from an otherwise well behaved dog.

How to clean less than an inch long wounds with clean edges:

1. use a warm wet washcloth to clean the wound gently and/or use hydrogen peroxide ONCE
2. apply a thin layer of triple antibiotic ointment
3. if licking is a problem, use an Elizabethan collar or cone to prevent self scratching and/or more trauma
   
4. you can lightly wrap the wounds, be careful with wrapping as this can also cause more trauma if done incorrectly

How to make a safe bandage:

1. use 3 layers
2. start with a sterile dressing square over the wound
3. next, place two or three layers of a cotton-gauze wrapping
4. last layer should be a stretchy wrap like PetFlex, before placing this wrap, unroll the stretch wrap to remove some of the tension and then remind it to prevent an overly tight application
5. place 2 or 3 layers over the cotton
6. you should be able to insert 2 fingers under all edges of the bandage, if not, you should remove the bandage and re wrap, bandages too tight can cause decreased blood flow to limb below the wrap and to the wound itself which will slow down healing
7. it is imperative wounds receive oxygen to heal quickly and properly, change the bandage every 23 to 24 hours
8. if the wound appears to be healing after 72 hours of bandaging, remove the bandage
9. watch the wound for sudden changes even if you are allowing the vet to care for the wound
10. acute redness, swelling or discomfort, discharge that is thick, foul-smelling or copious means an immediate trip to the vet

Lastly, if you are in doubt at all about how serious your dog's wounds are, seek veterinarian attention. It is always better safe than sorry.

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