How to treat a dog for a wound

Heal the wounds to the dog

When the dog is hurt many times we do not know what to do, because it is not the same to cure a pet than a person, because pets may not act the same. The process is more or less the same, but you have to take into account some details to cure a wound to the dog.

Dogs can injure each other for many reasons, from rubbing each other to having a fight with another dog, and so there are always a few to keep in mind. first aid for them. If the wound is serious or we do not know how to heal it, we must go to the vet immediately.

The first thing to do when the dog has an injury is stop the bleeding Yes, there is. We all have a medicine cabinet at home, so you have to take sterile gauze and press for at least a minute so that the blood stops and begins to clot. When we see that it has stopped, we will have to clean the area. On the one hand, you have to use water to clean the wound and see how it is, and on the other, you will have to cut the animal's hair if it is long and bothersome when healing the wound.

Then use a disinfect solution like betadine. On the other hand, antibacterial ointments may be necessary to prevent the proliferation of bacteria in the wound. In general, with a product like betadine it is enough to heal a wound, and you also have it in ointment or liquid.

Finally, we will see if it is necessary bandage the woundAlthough it will heal better in the air, but with dogs there is a problem of licking the wounds, so the best thing in these cases is to cover it. At all times we must reassure the dog, and have a muzzle handy if it does not react well to pain, since good dogs can become more aggressive due to the pain they have in the wound.


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